Bridget Shelton Bade
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 78 to 21
- Confirmed
- Mar 26, 2019
- Commissioned
- Apr 1, 2019
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 2012-2019
Education
- B.A., Arizona State University, 1987
- J.D., Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), 1990
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the FifthCircuit, 1990-1991
- Trial attorney, Environmental Torts Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991-1995
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1995-2006
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 2006-2012
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 27, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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