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John Kenneth Bush
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
John Kenneth Bush, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Senate voted 51–47 on the nomination on Jul 20, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed51–47 · Jul 20, 2017
Education
- Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., 1986
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1989
Career
Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1989-1990; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1990-1996; Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1996-2017
Biography
John Kenneth Bush (born August 24, 1964) is an American attorney and United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Bush graduated from Harvard Law School and practiced in Washington, D.C., and Louisville, Kentucky, where he served as president of the local branch of the Federalist Society. In 2017, he was nominated to a seat on the Sixth Circuit by President Donald Trump.
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