1980

Events

 * Unknown:
 * William Sessions becomes Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
 * June 30:
 * Ruth Ginsburg becomes Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
 * December 10:
 * Stephen Breyer becomes Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Births

 * November 16:
 * Eric Michael Swalwell - Member of the House of Representatives (Living)