Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke

b. 1972 · Midland, TX

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJudgeDonald J. Trump (Republican)Jan 2, 2020

Education

  • Montana State University, B.S.E., 1997
  • Montana State University, M.C.E.M., 2000
  • Bear Valley Bible Institute, B.Th., 2002
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005

Professional Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006; Law clerk, Hon. Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2006-2007; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2007-2012; Assistant solicitor general, State of Texas, 2012; Solicitor general, State of Montana, 2013-2014; Solicitor general, State of Nevada, 2015-2019; Deputy assistant attorney general, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2019

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