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Anthony Johnstone

Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Incumbent

Assumed office
May 5, 2023

Appointed by

Joe Biden

Preceded by

Sidney R. Thomas

Solicitor General of Montana

In office
2008–2011

Governor

Brian Schweitzer

Personal details

Born

Anthony Cameron Johnstone


1973 (age 50–51)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

Spouse

Helene Autumn Devos

(m. 2004)

Education

Yale University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Anthony Devos Johnstone (né Anthony Cameron Johnstone;[a] born 1973)[1] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Early life and education[edit]

Johnstone earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1995. He was a paralegal at the law firm Arnold & Porter from 1995 to 1996. He then attended the University of Chicago Law School, graduating in 1999 with a Juris Doctor with honors.[3] He married Helen Autumn Devos in 2004.[2]

Career[edit]

In 1999 and 2000, Johstone served as a law clerk for Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 2000 to 2003, he was a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & MooreinNew York City. From 2004 to 2008, he served as an assistant attorney general in the Montana Department of Justice. From 2008 to 2011, he served as Solicitor General of Montana. From 2011 to 2023, he worked as a professor at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. He was a solo practitioner at Johnstone PLLC in Missoula, Montana.[4][5] Johnstone has been a member of the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society.[1][6]

In 2008, Johnstone represented the state of Montana in a case against Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church. The church, located in East Helena, Montana, believed that marriage may exist only between one man and one woman. The church challenged certain provisions of Montana's campaign finance law requiring reporting and disclosure of campaign contributions or expenditures.[7][8]

Federal judicial service[edit]

On September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Johnstone to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Ninth Circuit.[4] On September 6, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Johnstone to the seat to be vacated by Judge Sidney R. Thomas, who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[9] Senator Steve DainesofMontana opposed his nomination, saying that Johnstone was too political and partisan to be a judge and that the White House had not adequately consulted him on the nomination.[10][11][12][13][14] On October 12, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[15] He was questioned about his views on election integrity and religious freedom issues.[16] On December 1, 2022, his nomination was favorably reported by the committee by an 11–10 vote.[17] On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate; he was renominated later the same day.[18] On February 2, 2023, the committee failed to report his nomination by a 10–10 vote.[19] On February 9, 2023, his nomination was favorably reported by the committee by an 11–10 vote.[20] On April 25, 2023, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on his nomination.[21] On April 27, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–45 vote.[22] On May 1, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by a 49–45 vote.[23] He received his judicial commission on May 5, 2023.[24]

Publications[edit]

Articles[edit]

Forewords[edit]

Testimony[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Prior to his marriage in 2004.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  • ^ a b "For The Record". The Independent-Record (Helena, Montana). July 28, 2004.
  • ^ "Anthony Johnstone, Helen & David Mason Professor of Law & Affiliated Professor of Public Administration". www.umt.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  • ^ a b "President Biden Names Twenty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  • ^ "Anthony Johnstone". Montana IOE. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  • ^ Crawley, John (May 1, 2023). "Biden Pick from Conservative Montana Confirmed to Ninth Circuit". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  • ^ "Canyon Ferry v. Unsworth, 556 F.3d 1021 | Casetext Search + Citator".
  • ^ "Montana church can keep mum on donations to gay marriage ban, appeals court rules". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2009.
  • ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 6, 2022.
  • ^ "DAINES STATEMENT ON BIDEN'S NINTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINEE ANTHONY JOHNSTONE" (Press release). December 9, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  • ^ "Tester's office says Daines created political division he publicly criticized". December 3, 2022.
  • ^ Crawley, John. "Biden Pick from Conservative Montana Confirmed to Ninth Circuit". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  • ^ Thomsen, Jacqueline. "US Senate confirms Montana law professor as Biden's latest 9th Circuit judge". reuters.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  • ^ "Senate confirms UM law professor Johnstone as judge for 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals". ravallirepublic.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  • ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 9, 2022.
  • ^ Raymond, Nate (October 12, 2022). "With Congress out of town, U.S. Senate panel plows ahead on judicial nominees". Reuters.
  • ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 1, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  • ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.
  • ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 2, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  • ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  • ^ "PN89 — Anthony Devos Johnstone — The Judiciary". Congress.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  • ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony Devos Johnstone to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  • ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Anthony Devos Johnstone, of Montana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  • ^ Anthony Johnstone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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