Who appointed Arthur Lawrence Alarcón?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Arthur Lawrence Alarcón to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.

Was Arthur Lawrence Alarcón appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Arthur Lawrence Alarcón's confirmation vote?

Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1979 / Served to 2015

Arthur Lawrence Alarcón

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1951. Sources ↓

Lived: 1925–2015
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Southern California 1949 · University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1951
Succeeded by: Atsushi Wallace Tashima

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1979	Ninth Circuit	Carter (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

University of Southern California	B.A.	1949
University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)	LL.B.	1951

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

U.S. Army staff sergeant	1943-1946
Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California	1952-1961
Office of Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California, 1961-1964; legal advisor and clemency and extradition secretary, 1961-1962; executive assistant	1962-1964
Chairman of parole board, California	1964
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles	1964-1978
Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District	1978-1979
Adjunct professor, Southwestern University School of Law	1985-
Adjunct professor, Loyola Marymount School of Law	1993, 1994

Questions & answers

Who appointed Arthur Lawrence Alarcón?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Arthur Lawrence Alarcón to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.
Was Arthur Lawrence Alarcón appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Arthur Lawrence Alarcón's confirmation vote?: Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Arthur Lawrence Alarcón on?: Arthur Lawrence Alarcón was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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35 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).