[1] In 1975 she moved to Ohio where she returned to private practice, this time with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Cincinnati, until 1978.

[1] In 1986, the Northwest Women's Law Center gave her their Founder's Award to recognize her pro bono service.

[5] Graber began her career as a judge when Governor Neil Goldschmidt appointed her to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

[4] On July 30, 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Graber to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to replace Judge Edward Leavy, who assumed senior status.

[11] In 1998, the Classroom Law Project named her Legal Citizen of the Year, and in 2001 she received the Oregon For Country Award from Yale University.

Judge Graber on February 11, 2021, announced her intention to assume senior status upon appointment of her successor.

[13] She assumed senior status on December 15, 2021, when her successor, Jennifer Sung was confirmed by the United States Senate.

[1] In 2006, Graber upheld a 159-year mandatory minimum sentence imposed on a mentally handicapped getaway driver.