Ninth Circuit / Appointed 2012 / Senior status
Andrew David Hurwitz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by voice vote, Andrew David Hurwitz is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1972. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, June 12, 2012
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1968 · Yale Law School 1972
- Succeeded
- Mary Murphy Schroeder
- Succeeded by
- Roopali H. Desai
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ninth Circuit · succeeded Mary Murphy Schroeder | Obama (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1968 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1972 |
Sources
14 years on the Ninth Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).