▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁instruct or ▁of ▁environmental ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Go ode ▁left ▁the ▁firm ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁join ▁California ▁state ▁government . ▁ ▁Nom ination ▁to ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁US ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁nominated ▁Go ode ▁to ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁to ▁replace ▁Charles ▁Edward ▁W igg ins , ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁senior ▁status . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁US ▁Senate ▁under ▁Republican ▁control ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁administration , ▁Go ode ' s ▁nom ination ▁l angu ished , ▁with ▁no ▁hearing ▁scheduled ▁or ▁US ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁vote ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Despite ▁support ▁for ▁him ▁from ▁both ▁of ▁California ' s ▁sen ators , ▁D ian ne ▁Fe in stein ▁and ▁Barbara ▁Box er , ▁Go ode ' s ▁nom ination ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁one ▁anonymous ▁sen ator , ▁who ▁had ▁placed ▁a ▁hold ▁on ▁his ▁nom ination ▁for ▁un exp la ined ▁reasons . ▁Cl inton ▁ren omin ated ▁Go ode ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁however , ▁US ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁with d rew ▁ 6 2 ▁executive ▁and ▁jud icial ▁nomin ations , ▁including ▁Go ode ' s ▁made ▁by ▁Cl