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Warren John Ferguson (October 31, 1920 – June 25, 2008) was an American
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who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.


Education and career

Ferguson was born in Eureka, Nevada and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1942. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Upon return, he earned his
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from
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in 1949. He was in private practice in Fullerton, California from 1949 to 1959. In 1959 he was appointed judge of the Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court where he served until 1961. He was a Superior Court judge in Santa Ana, California from 1961 to 1966.


Federal judicial service

Ferguson was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 26, 1966, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966. His service terminated on December 20, 1979, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit. Ferguson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 26, 1979, and received his commission on November 27, 1979. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1986. His service terminated on June 25, 2008, due to his death at his home in Fullerton, California.Weber, Bruce (July 12, 2008)
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Notable cases

Notable cases include a 1971 decision after
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was denied a transfer from the
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's Denver Rockets to National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics. The NBA at the time prohibited college graduates to play for four years after graduation; the ABA did not. The
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suit went to the Supreme Court (
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), which affirmed the decision. His ruling in '' Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.'' in 1979 ushered in the era of home video recording by allowing Sony to market the
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.


See also

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Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Senior Circuit Judge Warren J. Ferguson
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