Patrick Joseph Bumatay

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1978.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated: Oct 15, 2019
Senate vote: 53 to 40
Confirmed: Dec 10, 2019
Commissioned: Dec 12, 2019

Education

B.A., Yale University, 2000
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2006

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Timothy M. Tymkovich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2006-2007
Special assistant and counsel, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2008
Counsel to the associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2008-2009
Law clerk, Hon. Sandra L. Townes, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2009-2010
Private practice, New York City, 2010-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2012-2019
U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2019
counsel to the deputy attorney general, 2017
senior counsel to the deputy attorney general, 2017-2018
counselor to the Attorney General, 2018-2019

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, November 13, 2018; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, February 6, 2019; withdrawn by president, October 15, 2019

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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