Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1972.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Oct 15, 2019
- Senate vote
- 51 to 44
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2019
- Commissioned
- Jan 2, 2020
Education
- B.S.E., Montana State University, 1997
- M.C.E.M., Montana State University, 2000
- B.Th., Bear Valley Bible Institute, 2002
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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