Zachary Maxwell Bluestone
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Born 1986.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 12, 2025
- Senate vote
- 49 to 47
- Confirmed
- Jul 23, 2025
- Commissioned
- Jul 24, 2025
Education
- B.S., Georgetown University, 2009
- M.B.A., University of Oxford, 2011
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2016
Career
- Legal fellow, U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, Office of the President Pro Tempore, 2016
- Law clerk, Hon. Raymond W. Gruender, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2016-2018
- Office of the Attorney General, State of Missouri, 2018-2020
- deputy solicitor general, 2018-2020
- special assistant attorney general, 2020
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 2020-2025
- Violent Crimes Unit, 2020-2025
- appellate chief, 2021-2025
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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