David Jeremiah Barron

Personal

Birthday: 
1967
Birthplace: 
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1995
Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 1995-1996
Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1999, 2009-2010; attorney advisor, 1996-1999; acting assistant attorney general, 2009-2010; consultant, 2010
Harvard Law School, 1999-2014; assistant professor, 1999-2004; professor, 2004-2011; S. William Green professor of public law, 2011-2014

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, September 24, 2013; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Harvard College
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1989
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1994

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Court Name: 

First Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
Barack Obama
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
5/23/2014