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Peter Joseph Phipps

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Peter Joseph Phipps serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jul 16, 2019 by a 56–40 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Jul 16, 2019
Senate vote
56–40
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1973

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaDonald J. Trump · Oct 11, 2018 – Jul 22, 2019
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitDonald J. Trump · Jul 16, 2019

Education

  • University of DaytonB.A., B.S., 1995
  • Stanford Law SchoolJ.D., 1998

Career

Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1998-2001; Law clerk, Hon. R. Guy Cole, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2001-2002; Attorney, Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003-2018; trial attorney, 2003-2009; senior counsel, 2009-2011; senior trial counsel, 2011-2018; Adjunct professor, Duquesne University School of Law, 2014-

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