Procter Ralph Hug Jr.

Procter Hug
Hug with Mary Schroeder
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office April 8, 1996 – November 30, 2000
Preceded by	John Wallace
Succeeded by	Mary Schroeder
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office September 15, 1977 – January 1, 2002
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Ben Duniway
Succeeded by	Jay Bybee
Personal details
Born	(1931-03-11) March 11, 1931 Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Nevada, Reno Stanford University

Procter Ralph Hug Jr. (born March 11, 1931) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Reno, Nevada,^[1] Hug received a B.S. from the University of Nevada in 1953 as a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1955. He received an LL.B. from Stanford Law School in 1958, entering private practice in Reno, Nevada until 1977. He was a deputy state attorney general of Nevada, and was a general counsel to the Nevada University System from 1972 to 1976. He was a civilian aide to the U.S. Secretary of the Army in 1977.^[2]

On August 29, 1977, Hug was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Benjamin Cushing Duniway. Hug was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 15, 1977, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1996 to 2000, assuming senior status on January 1, 2002.

References

• Procter Ralph Hug Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.