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John D. Bates
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status since October 12, 2014.
Confirmed 97 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- October 25, 2001
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 29, 2001
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- December 11, 2001
- Commissioned
- December 14, 2001
- Senior status
- Since October 12, 2014
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1946, 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
- U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1968-1971
- Law clerk, Hon. Roszel C. Thomsen, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1976-1977
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980, 1998-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-1997; chief, Civil Division, 1987-1997
- Deputy independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1995-1997
- Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 2013-2015
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2013-2015
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