Ninth Circuit Welcomes New Judges

New judges sitting on federal courts in the western states gathered recently at the Ninth Circuit headquarters in San Francisco for a two-day orientation program. District, bankruptcy and magistrate judges from Alaska, Arizona, California and Nevada were briefed on the workings of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and advised on case management, information technology, judicial ethics and other topics. Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and Circuit and Court of Appeals Executive Cathy Catterson, at left, welcomed the group to the James R. Browning United States Courthouse.