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Daniel Aaron Bress

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019

Daniel Aaron Bress, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 53–45 on the nomination on Jul 9, 2019 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
    116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    53–45 · Jul 9, 2019

Education

  • Harvard CollegeA.B., 2001
  • University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 2005

Career

Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2005-2006; Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 2006-2007; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2007-2008; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2008-2019; Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 2009-2011; Adjunct professor, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, 2016, 2019

Biography

Daniel Aaron Bress (born 1979) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed in 2019 by President Donald Trump. Before becoming a federal judge, Bress was a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

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