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Edward Leavy

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Edward Leavy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
May 19, 1997 – March 12, 2023
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
May 19, 2005 – May 19, 2008
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byRalph B. Guy Jr.
Succeeded byBruce M. Selya
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
September 25, 2001 – May 19, 2008
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byPaul Hitch Roney
Succeeded byMorris S. Arnold
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
March 23, 1987 – May 19, 1997
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byOtto Richard Skopil Jr.
Succeeded bySusan P. Graber
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
May 3, 1984 – April 8, 1987
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert C. Belloni
Succeeded byMalcolm F. Marsh
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
1976–1984
Personal details
Born(1929-08-14)August 14, 1929
Butteville, Oregon, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 2023(2023-03-12) (aged 93)
Wilsonville, Oregon, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Portland (BA)
University of Notre Dame (LLB)

Edward John Leavy[1] (August 14, 1929 – March 12, 2023) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

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Leavy was born on August 14, 1929,[2] in Butteville, Oregon, along the Willamette River south of Portland.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Portland in 1950, and earned his Bachelor of Laws from the Notre Dame Law School in 1953.[3] Leavy entered private legal practice in Eugene in Lane County, Oregon, in 1953, where he remained until becoming a deputy district attorney for Lane County the following year.[3] He served in that position until 1957.[3]

Judicial career

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In 1957, Leavy became a district court judge for the county, and in 1961 became an Oregon circuit court (trial level court in Oregon) judge when the district courts in Oregon were abolished.[3] He continued as a judge in Lane County until 1976, and in 1974 spent time as a justice pro tempore on the Oregon Supreme Court.[3] From 1976 until 1984 he was a United States Magistrate of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon headquartered in Portland.[3]

Leavy was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on March 26, 1984, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by Judge Robert C. Belloni. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1984, and received commission on May 3, 1984. His service terminated on April 8, 1987, due to elevation to the court of appeals.[3]

Leavy was nominated by President Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Otto Richard Skopil Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1987, and received commission on March 23, 1987. He assumed senior status on May 19, 1997.[3] In 2019, he was on panels regarding Donald Trump's asylum ban and Trump's rule against abortion counseling at federally funded facilities.[4]

Personal life and death

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Leavy died on March 12, 2023, at the age of 93. He had been in hospice care for several months.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Edward Leavy: An Oral History" (PDF). U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. 2013.
  2. ^ "Outstanding Young Men of America". Junior Chamber of Commerce. July 26, 1965 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Leavy, Edward - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. ^ "President Trump and the Judiciary, Part V: Ninth Circuit". August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Moreno, Lisa (March 16, 2023). "One of Oregon's longest-serving judges dies at age 93". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
1984–1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1987–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
2001–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
2005–2008
Succeeded by