Douglas H. Ginsburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetDouglas H. Ginsburg
American judge
Date of Birth: 25-May-1946
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession: judge
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Douglas H. Ginsburg
- Douglas Howard Ginsburg (born May 25, 1946) is an American jurist and academic who serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- He was appointed to that court at age 40 in October 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, and served as its chief judge from July 2001 until February 2008.
- Ginsburg was nominated by Reagan to fill a U.S.
- Supreme Court vacancy after the retirement of Lewis F.
- Powell in October 1987, but soon withdrew from consideration after his earlier marijuana use created controversy.Ginsburg took senior status at age 65 in October 2011, and joined the faculty of New York University School of Law in January 2012.
- In 2013, he left NYU and began teaching at George Mason University's Scalia Law School.
- He is the author of numerous scholarly works on antitrust and constitutional law.
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