Daniel Aaron Bress (born 1979)[1] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Daniel Bress | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Alex Kozinski |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Hollister, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Early life and education
editBress was raised in Gilroy, California. He studied government at Harvard University, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude. He worked as a paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2002, then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review. He graduated in 2005 with a Juris Doctor with Order of the Coif membership. [1]
Career
editAfter graduating from law school, Bress served as a law clerk to judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2005 to 2006 and then for justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2006 to 2007.[2] He then entered private practice in the San Francisco office of the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson. From 2011 to 2019, Bress was a partner at the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Virginia and Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America.[3]
Federal judicial service
editOn January 30, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Bress to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[3] On February 6, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Alex Kozinski, who retired on December 18, 2017.[4] On May 22, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[6][7] On July 8, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–42 vote[8] and on the following day, July 9, his nomination was confirmed by a 53–45 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on July 26, 2019.[10]
Memberships
editHe has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2003.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Daniel Bress
- ^ "Bress '05 to Clerk for Justice Scalia". University of Virginia School of Law. December 11, 2005. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, February 6, 2019
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 22, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ Engelmayer, Caroline S. (June 20, 2019). "Senate panel approves judge over objections by California lawmakers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Aaron Bress to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Daniel A. Bress, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Daniel Bress at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
edit- Daniel Bress at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Daniel Bress at Ballotpedia