Stephen S. Trott

Stephen S. Trott (born December 12, 1939) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Stephen S. Trott
Trott in 2017
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
December 31, 2004
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
March 25, 1988 – December 31, 2004
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJoseph Tyree Sneed III
Succeeded byJohn B. Owens
United States Associate Attorney General
In office
1986–1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byArnold Burns
Succeeded byFrank Keating
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
In office
1983–1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
United States Attorney for the Central District of California
In office
1981–1983
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byAlexander H. Williams III
Succeeded byRobert C. Bonner
Personal details
Born (1939-12-12) December 12, 1939
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Trott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1962. As a freshman at Wesleyan, Trott was an early member of the folk music group The Highwaymen.[1] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1965. He was a deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County, California from 1966 to 1981 and the chief deputy district attorney from 1975 to 1979. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1981 to 1983. He served as Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division from 1983 to 1986, and Associate Attorney General from 1986 to 1988.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

Trott was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 7, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Joseph Tyree Sneed III. "He reportedly turned down the opportunity to be nominated for FBI director, preferring the Ninth Circuit vacancy instead."[4] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 24, 1988, and received commission on March 25, 1988. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2004.[3]

References
  1. "The Highwaymen". pandora.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. "Stephen Trott biodata". Fjc.gov. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  3. "Trott, Stephen S. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. "Ninth Circuit Judge Trott to Take Senior Status". www.metnews.com. Archived from the original on 2004-06-19.


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