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Kevin Christopher Newsom
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Kevin Christopher Newsom serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Aug 1, 2017 by a 66–31 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Aug 1, 2017
- Senate vote
- 66–31
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1972
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDonald J. Trump · Aug 1, 2017
Education
- Samford UniversityB.A., 1994
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1997
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1997-1998; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2000, 2001-2003; Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2000-2001; Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 2002; Solicitor general, State of Alabama, 2003-2007; Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 2007-2017; Adjunct professor, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 2009-2011; Adjunct professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2011; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2026-present
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