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Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Dec 11, 2019 by a 51–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Not Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2019
- Senate vote
- 51–44
- ABA rating
- Not Qualified
- Born
- 1972
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Dec 11, 2019
Education
- Montana State UniversityB.S.E., 1997
- Montana State UniversityM.C.E.M., 2000
- Bear Valley Bible InstituteB.Th., 2002
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2005
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006; Law clerk, Hon. Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2006-2007; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2007-2012; Assistant solicitor general, State of Texas, 2012; Solicitor general, State of Montana, 2013-2014; Solicitor general, State of Nevada, 2015-2019; Deputy assistant attorney general, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2019
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