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Ryan Douglas Nelson
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Ryan Douglas Nelson serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Oct 11, 2018 by a 51–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Oct 11, 2018
- Senate vote
- 51–44
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1973
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDonald J. Trump · 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
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