In this episode
![Judge Fred Lauten served in the Ninth Circuit from 1994 to 2019. Between 2015 and 2019, he served as Chief Judge of the circuit.](/sites/default/files/styles/judge_thumbnail/public/Lautenrobe_1.jpg?itok=_U_CafzW)
Frederick J. Lauten
Former Chief Judge and Moderator
Judge Fred Lauten served in the Ninth Circuit from 1994 to 2019. Between 2015 and 2019, he served as Chief Judge of the Circuit.
![Circuit Judge Jeffrey L. Ashton](/sites/default/files/styles/judge_thumbnail/public/judges/2024-04/Judicial%20Photo%20Cropped%20Ashton%202024.jpg?itok=XL5Z_83G)
Jeffrey L. Ashton
Circuit Judge
Judge Ashton was elected to the Circuit bench in 2018. He currently serves in the Orange County Circuit Civil Division.