Stephanos Bibas

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Stephanos Bibas
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
Tenure

2017 - Present

Years in position

7

Education

Bachelor's

Columbia University, 1989

Graduate

Oxford University, 1998

Law

Yale Law School, 1994


Stephanos Bibas is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on June 19, 2017, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2017, by a vote of 53-43.[1] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd 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 3rd Circuit Court, click here.

Bibas previously served as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 2006-2017. Prior to that, he was an associate professor at the University of Chicago Law School in 2006.[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (2017-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

Bibas was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit by President Donald Trump (R) on June 19, 2017. The U.S. Senate confirmed Bibas on November 2, 2017, by a vote of 53-43.[1] He received commission on November 20, 2017.[3] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.

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Nominee Information
Name: Stephanos Bibas
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 136 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 19, 2017
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: October 4, 2017
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: October 26, 2017 
ApprovedAConfirmed: November 2, 2017
ApprovedAVote: 53-43

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Bibas on November 2, 2017, on a vote of 53-43. Senator Joe Manchin (W. Va.) was the lone Democratic senator to vote in support of Bibas’ confirmation. Four Democratic senators did not vote on the nomination: Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Bob Menendez (N.J.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), and Mark Warner (Va.).[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Stephanos Bibas confirmation vote (November 2, 2017)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 1 41 4
Ends.png Republican 52 0 0
Grey.png Independent 0 2 0
Total 53 43 4

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Bibas had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 4, 2017. The committee voted to advance Bibas' nomination to the full Senate on October 26, 2017.[1]

Nomination

Bibas was nominated to replace Judge Marjorie Rendell, who assumed senior status in 2015.

The American Bar Association unanimously rated Bibas well qualified for the position.[4] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Early life and education

Born in Queens, New York, Bibas earned a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Columbia University in 1989. He also earned a bachelor's degree with honors in 1991 from Oxford University. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1994. During his legal studies, Bibas was a symposium editor for the Yale Law Journal. He was part of a team that won the university's Stewart Prize for the best moot court team and, individually, he won the Thurman Arnold Prize for best oralist at moot court.[5][2]

Bibas obtained an honorary master's degree from the University of Oxford in 1998.[6]

Professional career

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2011: Jack Wasserman Award for Excellence in Litigation, American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • 2011: Appellate Lawyer of the Week, National Law Review
  • 2008: Robert A. Gorman Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • 1999: Outstanding performance in United States v. Duncan, FBI and New York Police Department
  • 1998: Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court[6]

Associations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Inns of Court
  • Member, The Federalist Society
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Member, Virginia State Bar
  • Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Note: Memberships were accurate as of 2017.

About the court

Third Circuit
Court of Appeals
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Judgeships
Posts: 14
Judges: 13
Vacancies: 1
Judges
Chief: Michael Chagares
Active judges: Stephanos Bibas, Michael Chagares, Cindy Chung, Arianna Freeman, Thomas Hardiman, Kent Jordan, Cheryl Ann Krause, Paul Matey, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, Peter Phipps, David Porter, Luis Felipe Restrepo, Patty Shwartz

Senior judges:
Thomas Ambro, Robert Cowen, D. Michael Fisher, Julio Fuentes, Theodore McKee, Richard Nygaard, Marjorie Rendell, Jane Roth, Anthony Scirica, David Brooks Smith, Walter Stapleton


The United States Court of Appeals for the Third 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.

Appeals are heard in the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It shares a courthouse with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

One judge of the Third Circuit went on to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Samuel Alito was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2006 by George W. Bush (R).

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Map of the Third Circuit. Click on a district to find out more about it.


The Third 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. Appeals of rulings by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Samuel Alito is the circuit justice for the Third Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over the United States district court in the following federal judicial districts:

It also has appellate jurisdiction over the United States District Court for the U.S. Virgin Islands which, in spite of the name, is a territorial court and belongs to no federal judicial district.

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.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United States Congress, "PN 679 — Stephanos Bibas — The Judiciary," accessed June 21, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Review, "Who is Stephanos Bibas?" June 7, 2017
  3. ↑ Federal Judicial Center "Bibas, Stephano," accessed April 23, 2020
  4. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 22, 2020
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 University of Pennsylvania Law School, "Stephanos Bibas," accessed June 21, 2017
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees," accessed April 23, 2020

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