Profile of Judge William C. Canby, Jr.

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Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by: President Carter, 1980

Born: May 22, 1931 in St. Paul, Minnesota

Education: AB, Yale 1953; JD, University of Minnesota 1953

Law Practice: United States Air Force Judge Advocate General (1956-58); Law clerk, United States Supreme Court (1958-59); Oppenheimer Hodgson Brown Baer & Wolff (1959-62); Peace Corps (1962-66); Professor, Arizona State University (1967-80)

Judicial Appointments: Ninth Circuit (1980-present)

Opinions Reported in Appellate Decisions Noted:

• New York newspaper and reporter may be sued in California for libel
• Boilerplate arbitration clause in handbook provided after hiring is not enforceable
• ADA claim not estopped by receipt of disability benefits
• Judicial estoppel held not to bar ADA claim
• Reverse engineering of Sony PlayStation is not copyright infringement

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