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Timothy B. Dyk

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Born 1937.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 26, 1999
Senate vote
74 to 25
Confirmed
May 24, 2000
Commissioned
May 25, 2000

Education

  • A.B., Harvard College, 1958
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1961

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Stanley Reed and Hon. Harold Burton, Supreme Court of the United States, 1961-1962
  • Law clerk, Hon. Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States, 1962-1963
  • Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1963-1964
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1964-2000
  • Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center, 1983, 1986, 1989
  • Visiting professor and lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law, 1984-1985, 1987-1988
  • Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1986-1987, 1989

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, April 1, 1998; no Senate vote

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

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