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Forrest, Danielle Jo
Born 1977 in Roseburg, OR
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 19, 2019, to a seat vacated by Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain. Confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 2019, and received commission on November 12, 2019.
Education:
Ricks College (now Brigham Young University -- Idaho), A.A.S., 1996
University of Idaho, B.S., 2001
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2004
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 19, 2019, to a seat vacated by Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain. Confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 2019, and received commission on November 12, 2019.
Education:
Ricks College (now Brigham Young University -- Idaho), A.A.S., 1996
University of Idaho, B.S., 2001
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2004
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2004-2005
Law clerk, Hon. Michael W. Mosman, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 2005-2007
Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 2007-2008, 2008-2017
Law clerk, Hon. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008
Adjunct law professor, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2011-2016
Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Washington County, 2017-2019; chief civil judge, 2019; presiding judge, 2019
Appointed and served until May 24, 2021, as Danielle Jo Hunsaker