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Ryan Douglas Nelson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
Ryan Douglas Nelson, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 51–44 on the nomination on Oct 11, 2018 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed51–44 · Oct 11, 2018
Education
- Brigham Young UniversityB.A., 1996
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolJ.D., 1999
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Karen LeCraft Henderson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1999-2000; Law clerk, Hon. Charles N. Brower and Richard M. Mosk, Iran-United StatesClaims Tribunal, The Hague, 2000-2001; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2006; Deputy assistant attorney general, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2006-2008; Deputy general counsel, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2008-2009; Special counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2009; Melaleuca, Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2009-2018; general counsel, 2009-2017; assistant secretary, 2013-2018; general counsel emeritus, 2017-2018
Biography
Ryan Douglas Nelson (born June 23, 1973) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was previously nominated to become solicitor of the United States Department of the Interior, but was never confirmed.
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