Stephen Spangler Trott (born December 12, 1939) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Trott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1962. As a freshman at Wesleyan, Trott was an early member of the folk music group The Highwaymen. He received a Bachelor of Laws from

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in 1965. He was a deputy district attorney for

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, California from 1966 to 1981 and the chief deputy district attorney from 1975 to 1979. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1981 to 1983. He served as Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division from 1983 to 1986, and

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from 1986 to 1988.

Federal judicial service

Trott was nominated by President

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on August 7, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge

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. "He reportedly turned down the opportunity to be nominated for FBI director, preferring the Ninth Circuit vacancy instead." He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 24, 1988, and received commission on March 25, 1988. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2004.

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Stephen Trott '62 and The Highwaymen at Wesleyan
(video) on the site of Wesleyan University * 1939 births Living people 20th-century American judges Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit People from Glen Ridge, New Jersey United States Assistant Attorneys General for the Criminal Division United States Associate Attorneys General United States Attorneys for the Central District of California United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan Wesleyan University alumni {{US-federal-judge-stub