9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-01; law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-02; lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-04; private practice, San Francisco 2004-14; confirmed April 2014
Law School: Stanford Law School, J.D., 2000
Career Highlights: Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-01; law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-02; lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-04; private practice, San Francisco 2004-14; confirmed April 2014
Law School: Stanford Law School, J.D., 2000
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Around a small table in her chambers here at 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals headquarters, Judge Michelle T. Friedland argues with her clerks as she once did with mentor Sandra Day O'Connor at the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I learned from her to encourage debate within chambers," said Friedland, who clerked for O'Connor from 2001 to 2002. "I have clerks now, so we can sit here at this table and ... (continued)
