Edward Leavy

Edward John Leavy (August 14, 1929 – March 12, 2023) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Edward Leavy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office May 19, 1997 – March 12, 2023
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office May 19, 2005 – May 19, 2008
Appointed by	William Rehnquist
Preceded by	Ralph B. Guy Jr.
Succeeded by	Bruce M. Selya
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office September 25, 2001 – May 19, 2008
Appointed by	William Rehnquist
Preceded by	Paul Hitch Roney
Succeeded by	Morris S. Arnold
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office March 23, 1987 – May 19, 1997
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Otto Richard Skopil Jr.
Succeeded by	Susan P. Graber
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office May 3, 1984 – April 8, 1987
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Robert C. Belloni
Succeeded by	Malcolm F. Marsh
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office 1976–1984
Personal details
Born	(1929-08-14)August 14, 1929 Butteville, Oregon, U.S.
Died	March 12, 2023(2023-03-12) (aged 93) Wilsonville, Oregon, U.S.
Education	University of Portland (BA) University of Notre Dame (LLB)

Early life, education and early legal career

Leavy was born on August 14, 1929, in Butteville, Oregon, along the Willamette River south of Portland. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Portland in 1950, and earned his Bachelor of Laws from the Notre Dame Law School in 1953. Leavy entered private legal practice in Eugene in Lane County, Oregon, in 1953, where he remained until becoming a deputy district attorney for Lane County the following year. He served in that position until 1957.

Judicial career

In 1957, Leavy became a district court judge for the county, and in 1961 became an Oregon circuit court (trial level court in Oregon) judge when the district courts in Oregon were abolished. He continued as a judge in Lane County until 1976, and in 1974 spent time as a justice pro tempore on the Oregon Supreme Court. From 1976 until 1984 he was a United States Magistrate of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon headquartered in Portland.

Leavy was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on March 26, 1984, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by Judge Robert C. Belloni. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1984, and received commission on May 3, 1984. His service terminated on April 8, 1987, due to elevation to the court of appeals.

Leavy was nominated by President Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Otto Richard Skopil Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1987, and received commission on March 23, 1987. He assumed senior status on May 19, 1997. In 2019, he was on panels regarding Donald Trump's asylum ban and Trump's rule against abortion counseling at federally funded facilities.

Personal life and death

Leavy died on March 12, 2023, at the age of 93. He had been in hospice care for several months.

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

External links

• Edward Leavy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.