Who appointed Susan Graber?

President William J. Clinton appointed Susan Graber to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1998.

Was Susan Graber appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Susan Graber's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Susan Graber 98–0 on March 17, 1998.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1998 / Senior status since 2021

Susan Graber

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by the Senate 98–0, Susan Graber is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1972. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1949 · age 77
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1998
Confirmed: 98–0
Education: Wellesley College 1969 · Yale Law School 1972
Succeeded: Edward Leavy
Succeeded by: Jennifer Sung

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1998	Ninth Circuit succeeded Edward Leavy	Clinton (D)	98–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 98–0 on March 17, 1998 · 105th Congress, Roll Call 35. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 98

43 D, 55 R

Did not vote · 2

2 D

Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
John Rockefeller(D-WV)

Education

Wellesley College	B.A.	1969
Yale Law School	J.D.	1972

Judicial Record

In our data, Graber authored 11 published opinions for the court (2011–2012). Most cited: Lahoti v. Vericheck, Inc. (51 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
2011	Lahoti v. Vericheck, Inc.	636 F.3d 501	51
2011	Gardner v. United States Bureau of Land Management	638 F.3d 1217	43
2011	Wapato Heritage, L.L.C. v. United States	637 F.3d 1033	20
2011	Lopez-Birrueta v. Holder	633 F.3d 1211	17
2011	United States v. Potter	630 F.3d 1260	14
2011	Jimenez-Juarez v. Holder	635 F.3d 1169	6
2011	Carrillo De Palacios v. Holder	651 F.3d 969	2
2011	RANGEL-ZUAZO v. Holder	678 F.3d 967	2
2012	RANGEL-ZUAZO v. Holder	678 F.3d 967	1
2011	Carrillo De Palacios v. Holder	651 F.3d 969	0
2011	United States v. Eriksen	639 F.3d 1138	0

Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Susan Graber?: President William J. Clinton appointed Susan Graber to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1998.
Was Susan Graber appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Susan Graber was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Susan Graber's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Susan Graber 98–0 on March 17, 1998.
Which court is Susan Graber on?: Susan Graber is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Sources

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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).