Ronald M. Gould
Ronald M. Gould | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office November 22, 1999 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Robert Beezer |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronald Murray Gould October 17, 1946 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) University of Michigan (JD) |
Ronald Murray Gould (born October 17, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1999.
Education
Gould was born in 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science. He attended the University of Michigan Law School, graduating in 1973 with a Juris Doctor.
Legal career
After graduating from law school, Gould
Federal judicial service
Gould was nominated by President Bill Clinton for a seat vacated by Judge Robert Beezer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on January 26, 1999. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 17, 1999, in a voice vote and received his commission on November 22, 1999.[1]
Notable cases
On July 13, 2013, Gould dissented from a denial of en banc rehearing when the Ninth Circuit upheld a ban on Greenpeace's protest against shell drilling. Gould, who was joined by Pregerson, Reinhardt, Wardlaw, Fletcher, and Milan Smith, saw this as a violation of First Amendment rights, writing "The panel majority's contrary conclusion will undermine the freedom of an organization to "stimulate [its] audience with spontaneous and emotional appeals for unity and action in a common cause."" [2]
On August 23, 2019, Gould was one of three judges to rule that a prisoner with
On September 6, 2022, Gould wrote the 9th Circuit decision upholding Washington's ban on conversion therapy for minors.[5] The Supreme Court denied certiorari on December 11, 2023.[6]
On October 30, 2023, Gould revived a lawsuit over an Arizona abortion law banning abortions of fetuses with "fetal abnormalities". Although Roe v. Wade has been overturned, the healthcare providers' lawsuit focused on both the vagueness of the law (forcing them to err on the side of not providing abortions) and economic loss from not being able to perform abortions. [7] [8]
On November 13, 2023, Gould was in a 7-4 majority that temporarily blocked Idaho's abortion ban due to its lack of exceptions for medical emergencies. [9] On January 5, 2024, the Supreme Court said it would take up the case and dissolved the 9th circuit's temporary injunction. [10]
Personal life
While still in private practice, Gould was diagnosed with
See also
- List of Jewish American jurists
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 8)
References
- ^ a b c "Gould, Ronald Murray – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/07/10/12-35332.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/08/23/19-35017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/02/10/19-35017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "BRIANTINGLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBERT W. FERGUSON" (PDF). ca9.uscourts.gov. September 6, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Supreme Court hands down a small but unexpected victory for LGBTQ people". Vox. December 11, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Providers can sue over Arizona ban on abortion for genetic anomalies -court". Reuters. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Isaacson v. Mayes" (PDF). ca9.uscourts.gov. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. STATE OF IDAHO" (PDF). SCOTUSBlog. November 13, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce Its Strict Abortion Ban, Even in Medical Emergencies". Time. January 6, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ United States Courts (November 26, 2013), Pathways to the Bench: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ronald M. Gould, archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved May 15, 2017
- ^ Judicial Profile (PDF)
External links
- Ronald M. Gould at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.