Andrew P. Gordon:
Judge Andrew P. Gordon was nominated by President Barack Obama and took the oath of office on April 15, 2013.
Judge Gordon graduated from Claremont McKenna College, cum laude, in 1984 and received his JD from Harvard Law School in 1987.
Judge Gordon has been a Team Leader and faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Deposition Skills and Trial Skills seminars for many years. He chaired the Ninth Circuit ADR Committee and the Nevada State Bar committee that drafted the Nevada Recommended Jury Instructions (Civil). He also served as Chair of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Lawyer Representative Coordinating Committee and served on several federal court committees. Judge Gordon is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Nevada and Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Judge Gordon has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Mountain States Super Lawyers, and The Chambers USA Guide. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.