Who appointed M. Margaret McKeown?

President William J. Clinton appointed M. Margaret McKeown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1998.

Was M. Margaret McKeown appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

M. Margaret McKeown was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was M. Margaret McKeown's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed M. Margaret McKeown 80–11 on March 27, 1998.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1998 / Senior status since 2022

M. Margaret McKeown

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by the Senate 80–11, M. Margaret McKeown is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1975. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1998
Confirmed: 80–11
Education: University of Wyoming 1972 · Georgetown Law Center 1975
Succeeded: Joseph Jerome Farris
Succeeded by: Salvador Mendoza Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1998	Ninth Circuit succeeded Joseph Jerome Farris	Clinton (D)	80–11

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 80–11 on March 27, 1998 · 105th Congress, Roll Call 48. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 80

44 D, 36 R

Voted against · 11

11 R

Did not vote · 9

1 D, 8 R

Education

University of Wyoming	B.A.	1972
Georgetown University Law Center	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

In our data, McKeown authored 12 published opinions for the court (2007–2012). Most cited: Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc. v. Crest Group, Inc. (398 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2007	Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc. v. Crest Group, Inc.	499 F.3d 1048	398
2012	Oyeniran v. Eric H. Holder Jr.	672 F.3d 800	110
2007	Mejia v. Gonzales	499 F.3d 991	73
2009	Blausey v. U.S. Trustee	552 F.3d 1124	68
2007	United States v. Kriesel	508 F.3d 941	65
2007	United States v. Moran	493 F.3d 1002	54
2009	Benyamin v. Holder	579 F.3d 970	27
2011	Redevelopment Agency of City of Stockton v. BNSF	643 F.3d 668	21
2008	Buono v. Kempthorne	527 F.3d 758	14
2009	Nigg v. United States Postal Service	555 F.3d 781	13
2007	Nigg v. United States Postal Service	501 F.3d 1071	3
2009	Pooshs v. Phillip Morris USA, Inc.	561 F.3d 964	2

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Questions & answers

Who appointed M. Margaret McKeown?: President William J. Clinton appointed M. Margaret McKeown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1998.
Was M. Margaret McKeown appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: M. Margaret McKeown was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was M. Margaret McKeown's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed M. Margaret McKeown 80–11 on March 27, 1998.
Which court is M. Margaret McKeown on?: M. Margaret McKeown is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).