Wednesday, April 19, 2017

9th Cir. Judge Noonan RIP (1926-2017)

Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Circuit Judge John T. Noonan, Jr.
SAN FRANCISCO – Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are
mourning the passing of Senior Judge John T. Noonan, Jr., a member of the court for more than
three decades. Judge Noonan, who had his chambers in San Francisco and was a longtime Berkeley
resident, died Monday (April 17, 2017) with his loving wife and family at his bedside. He was 90.

News Release here.

Exploring and Celebrating the Legacy of the Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr. (2014) here.

[4/20 update: Today's DJ offers U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge John T. Noonan, Jr. dies at home. "Judge Noonan was a distinguished jurist and an eminent scholar with a particular focus on the historical development of moral concepts" -- 9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas. The Recorder offers Judge John Noonan Jr., Stickler for Judicial Ethics, Dies]

[4/24 update: NY Times obit here and Law360 presents Judge John Noonan Dies After 3 Decades With 9th Circ.]