John D. Bates
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status. Born 1946.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 4, 2001
- Senate vote
- 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2001
- Commissioned
- Dec 14, 2001
- Senior status
- Oct 12, 2014
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2006-2013; presiding judge, 2009-2013
Education
- B.A., Wesleyan University, 1968
- J.D., University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law), 1976
Career
- U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1968-1971
- Law clerk, Hon. Roszel C. Thomsen, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1976-1977
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980, 1998-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-1997
- chief, Civil Division, 1987-1997
- Deputy independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1995-1997
- Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 2013-2015
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2013-2015
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, June 20, 2001; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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