Profile of Judge Ronald M. Gould

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Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by: President Clinton, November 1999

Born: October 17, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Education: BA, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) 1968; JD, University of Michigan 1973.

Law Practice: Clerk, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Wade McCree, Jr. (1973-74); Clerk, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1974-75); Visiting Professor, University of Washington School of Law, (1986-88); Perkins Coie (1975-99).

Judicial Appointments: Ninth Circuit (1999-present)

Opinions Reported in Appellate Decisions Noted:

• Harassment for failure to conform to male stereotype violates Title VII
• Regarded as disabled plaintiffs are not entitled to reasonable accommodation

Additional Information: Judge Gould is former president of the Washington State Bar Association, former professor at the University of Washington School of Law, and a board member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. He suffers from multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system.

At Perkins Coie, his clients included The Boeing Co., the late Othello potato magnate P.J. Taggares and KSTW-TV; his cases have included a large number arising from the savings-and-loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Comments from Visitors to the Appellate Counsellor Home Page:

Maggie Dee-Dowling (11/26/99)

CONGRATULATIONS to a fellow person with a disability! I am delighted that AT LAST we have an appointment that understands the law, architectural access barriers, discrimination in the world of employment and someone who knows that there is a good life after a disabling condition whether from birth or later in life. I am THRILLED! Congratulations! I'm sooooo excitied. Good luck! Maybe through your actions others in the Ninth Circuit Court will have a better understanding of issues that prevent a level playing field.

Maggie Dee, Immediate Past President CA Democrats with Disabilities.

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