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Anthony Devos Johnstone

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 49 to 45Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Nominated
January 3, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Not published yet
Committee action
Reported (favorably), February 9, 2023
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 49 to 45
Confirmed
May 1, 2023
Commissioned
May 5, 2023
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1973, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Law clerk, Hon. Sidney R. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1999-2000
  • Private practice, New York City, 2000-2003
  • Assistant attorney general, State of Montana, 2004-2008
  • Adjunct professor, Carroll College, 2006-2007
  • University of Montana Blewett School of Law, 2007-2009, 2011-2023
  • Adjunct professor, 2007-2009
  • Assistant professor, 2011-2014
  • Associate dean for faculty development, 2013-2014
  • Associate professor, 2014-2017
  • Professor, 2017-2023
  • Affiliated professor of public administration, 2017-2023
  • Helen and David Mason Professor of Law, 2019-2023
  • Solicitor general, State of Montana, 2008-2011
  • Private practice, Missoula, Montana, 2015-2023

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