Kevin Christopher Newsom
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Born 1972.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 8, 2017
- Senate vote
- 66 to 31
- Confirmed
- Aug 1, 2017
- Commissioned
- Aug 2, 2017
Education
- B.A., Samford University, 1994
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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