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Bridget S. Bade

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Bridget S. Bade
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Tenure

2019 - Present

Years in position

6

Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 1987

Law

Arizona State University, College of Law, 1990

Personal
Birthplace
Phoenix, Ariz.

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Bridget Shelton Bade is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. On August 27, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Bade as an Article III judge on this court.[1] On March 26, the U.S. Senate confirmed Bade on a recorded vote of 78-21.[2] She received commission on April 1, 2019.[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Trump, click here.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Bade was included on President Donald Trump’s (R) list of 20 potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees released on September 9, 2020.[4] President Trump (R) nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the seat on September 26, 2020. For more information on the 2020 Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020, click here.

Bade was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 2012 to 2019.[5]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (2019-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

President Donald Trump (R) nominated Bade as an Article III judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on August 27, 2018.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Bade on a recorded vote of 78-21 on March 26, 2019.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

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Nominee Information
Name: Bridget S. Bade
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 211 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: August 27, 2018
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: October 24, 2018
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: February 7, 2019 
ApprovedAConfirmed: March 26, 2019
ApprovedAVote: 78-21


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Bade on March 26, 2019, on a vote of 78-21.[2] Home-state Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D) and Martha McSally (R) of Arizona both voted to confirm Bade. To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Bridget Bade confirmation vote (March 26, 2019)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 24 20 1
Ends.png Republican 53 0 0
Grey.png Independent 1 1 0
Total 78 21 1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Bade's nomination on October 24, 2018.[6] The committee favorably reported Bade's nomination on February 7, 2019. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported the nomination.[2]

Nomination

Bade was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) on August 27, 2018, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.[1]

At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Bade's nomination to President Trump.[7] Bade was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[8]

The American Bar Association rated Bade unanimously well qualified for the position.[9] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

United States District Court for the District of Arizona (2012-2019)

Bade was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 2012 to 2019. She joined the court on June 18, 2012.[5]

Education

Bade earned a B.A., summa cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1987. She obtained a J.D., cum laude, from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 1990. During her legal studies, she served as an articles editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.[1][3]

Professional career

About the court

Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals
US-CourtOfAppeals-9thCircuit-Seal.svg
Judgeships
Posts: 29
Judges: 29
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Mary Murguia
Active judges: Bridget S. Bade, Mark J. Bennett, Daniel Bress, Patrick J. Bumatay, Consuelo Maria Callahan, Morgan Christen, Daniel P. Collins, Roopali Desai, Danielle Forrest, Michelle T. Friedland, Ronald Gould, Sandra Ikuta, Anthony Johnstone, Lucy H. Koh, Kenneth Kiyul Lee, Sal Mendoza Jr., Eric D. Miller, Mary Murguia, Ryan D. Nelson, Jacqueline Nguyen, John B. Owens, Johnnie Rawlinson, Gabriel Sanchez, Milan Smith, Jennifer Sung, Holly Thomas, Lawrence VanDyke, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Ana I. de Alba

Senior judges:
Carlos Bea, Marsha Berzon, Jay Bybee, William Canby, Richard Clifton, Ferdinand Francis Fernandez, William Fletcher, Susan Graber, Michael Hawkins, Andrew Hurwitz, Andrew Kleinfeld, Margaret McKeown, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Richard Paez, Mary Schroeder, Barry Silverman, Randy Smith, Richard Tallman, A. Wallace Tashima, Sidney Thomas, Stephen Trott, John Clifford Wallace, Dorothy Wright Nelson


The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Ninth Circuit is the largest appellate court with 29 authorized judicial posts. Appeals are heard in the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse in San Francisco, California, the Richard H. Chambers Courthouse in Pasadena, California, the Pioneer Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, and the William K. Nakamura Courthouse in Seattle, Washington.

One judge of the Ninth Circuit went on to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Anthony Kennedy was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan (R). The 9th Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The 9th Circuit has jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

It also has appellate jurisdiction over the following territorial courts:

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

Possible Donald Trump nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court

2020

See also: Supreme Court vacancy, 2020

On September 18, 2020, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, leaving a vacancy on the Supreme Court. The following day, President Donald Trump (R) said he would nominate a woman to replace Ginsburg.[10] On September 26, 2020, President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy.[11]

Bade was among the women President Trump had previously identified as a potential Supreme Court nominee before nominating Amy Coney Barrett. President Trump released four lists of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees; two in 2016, one in 2017, and one in 2020. Click here for more information on the vacancy and nomination process.

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of Judicial Nominees," August 27, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, "PN213 — Bridget S. Bade — The Judiciary," accessed February 8, 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Bade, Bridget Shelton," accessed March 28, 2019
  4. ↑ White House, "Additions to President Donald J. Trump’s Supreme Court List," September 9, 2020
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 United States Courts, "Judicial Milestones," accessed April 21, 2014
  6. ↑ Congress.gov, "PN2449 — Bridget S. Bade — The Judiciary," accessed October 29, 2018
  7. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
  8. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
  9. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees, 115th Congress," accessed October 29, 2018
  10. ↑ The Hill, "Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week," September 19, 2020
  11. ↑ ‘’CNN’’, “Trump to announce Supreme Court nominee,” September 26, 2020

Political offices
Preceded by
- 		United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
2019-Present		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
- 		United States District Court for the District of Arizona
2012-2019		 Succeeded by
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Arizona courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona

State courts:

Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona

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