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Emil Joseph Bove III

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1981.

Federal judicial service

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

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
Jun 16, 2025
Senate vote
50 to 49
Confirmed
Jul 29, 2025
Commissioned
Aug 20, 2025

Education

  • B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 2003
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2008

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008-2009
  • Law clerk, Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2009-2010
  • Private practice, New York City, 2010-2012, 2023-2025
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2012-2021
  • acting deputy chief, Narcotics Unit, 2019
  • co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2019-2021
  • Private practice, Roseland, New Jersey, 2022-2023
  • Acting deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2025

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

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