Reply #46: 3 Judges Who Made This Call BTW (I understand different judges will decide issues)

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Judges Edward Leavy, Michael Daly Hawkins and Sidney Thomas.

Hawkins, 65, is a semi-retired "senior" judge who stepped down from full-time duty earlier this year. A 1994 appointee of former President Bill Clinton, Hawkins is a former Arizona U.S. attorney generally considered one of the 9th Circuit's moderates.

The Montana-based Thomas, who turns 57 on Saturday, is also a Clinton appointee, for the most part regarded as liberal on many issues. Thomas is also considered one of the 9th Circuit's leaders, and gained national attention earlier this year when President Barack Obama interviewed him as one of the finalists for the U.S. Supreme Court slot that went to Elena Kagan.

The 81-year-old Leavy, based in Oregon, is a senior judge with a part-time caseload and 1987 appointee of former President Ronald Reagan. He is a former state and federal trial judge who would likely be the most conservative member of the panel deciding whether to allow same-sex marriages to take place right away.


added link for info
ref: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15770592?source=rss&nclick_check=1