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John Byron Owens
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
John Byron Owens serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Mar 31, 2014 by a 56–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Mar 31, 2014
- Senate vote
- 56–43
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1971
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitBarack Obama · Mar 31, 2014
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., 1993
- Stanford Law SchoolJ.D., 1996
Career
Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1996-1997; Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998; Trial attorney, Office of Consumer Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-1999; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-2004; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2004-2012; deputy chief, Major Frauds Section, 2008-2010; chief, Criminal Division, 2010-2011; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2012-2014
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