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Daniel Aaron Bress

Daniel Aaron Bress

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1979 in Hollister, CA

FJC ID: 6729576

Daniel Aaron Bress (born 1979) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed in 2019 by President Donald Trump. Before becoming a federal judge, Bress was a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    2008–2019
  2. Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America
    Adjunct professor · 2016, 2019
  3. University of Virginia School of Law
    University of Virginia School of Law
    Adjunct professor · 2009–2011
  4. Private practice, San Francisco, California
    2007–2008
  5. Supreme Court of the United States
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Law clerk , Hon. Antonin Scalia · 2006–2007
  6. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III · 2005–2006

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    2019–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Virginia School of Law
    University of Virginia School of Law
    J.D. · 2005
  2. University of Virginia-Main Campus
    jd · 2005
  3. Harvard College
    A.B. · 2001
  4. Harvard University
    Government, cum laude · 2001