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Kathleen Smithgall Lane
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Active service.
Confirmed 52 to 46Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- March 2, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 25, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 30, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 52 to 46
- Confirmed
- June 2, 2026
- Commissioned
- June 18, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Not Qualified
Born 1991, 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.
All judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Thomas A. Varlan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2017-2018
- Law clerk, Hon. Timothy M. Tymkovich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2018-2019
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2020-2021
- Assistant solicitor general, State of Montana, 2021-2022
- Deputy solicitor general, State of Montana, 2022-2023
- Private practice, Arlington, Virginia, 2023-2025
- Senior counsel, Republican National Committee, 2025-2026
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