Jay S. Bybee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1953.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 7, 2003
- Senate vote
- 74 to 19
- Confirmed
- Mar 13, 2003
- Commissioned
- Mar 21, 2003
- Senior status
- Dec 31, 2019
Education
- B.A., Brigham Young University, 1977
- J.D., Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1980
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Donald Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1980-1981
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1984
- Attorney, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1984-1986
- Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1989
- Associate counsel, President George H. W. Bush, 1989-1991
- Professor, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 1991-1998
- Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1999-2001
- Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, May 22, 2002; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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