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Toby Jay Heytens
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Toby Jay Heytens serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Nov 1, 2021 by a 53–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Nov 1, 2021
- Senate vote
- 53–43
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1975
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Nov 1, 2021
Education
- Macalester CollegeB.A., 1997
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 2000
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Edward R. Becker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2000-2001; Bristow Fellow, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2002; Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2003-2006, 2014; Visiting assistant professor, Cornell Law School, 2005; University of Virginia School of Law, 2006-2021; associate professor, 2006-2014; co-director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, 2011, 2014-2015, 2016-2017; professor, 2014-2021; David H. Ibbeken '71 Research Professor, 2015-2018; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2010; Appellate practice transition counsel, Office of the AttorneyGeneral, State of Virginia, 2018; Solicitor general, State of Virginia, 2018-2021
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