Patrick J. Bumatay was confirmed as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in December 2019. He is based in San Diego, California.
Prior to his appointment, Judge Bumatay served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, where he was a member of the Appellate and Narcotics Sections. He also served as a Counselor to the Attorney General on criminal law issues, including on national opioid strategy and combating transnational organized crime. Judge Bumatay has also worked in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Office of the Associate Attorney General, and the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice. Judge Bumatay has twice received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award.
Judge Bumatay previously worked as an associate at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, and Bohrer in New York, New York. Judge Bumatay clerked for the Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Honorable Sandra L. Townes of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Bumatay earned his B.A., cum laude, from Yale University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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Summer Intern Gathering - San Diego
San Diego Lawyer Chapter
May 26 Lunch with Judge Bumatay
Orange County Lawyer Chapter
2nd Floor Conference Room2040 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614
America 250- The Judicial Branch: A Look at Originalism 250 Years After the Declaration of Independence
San Diego Lawyer Chapter
SDCBA330 A Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Celebrating America 250 with Judge Bumatay
Boston Lawyer Chapter
WilmerHale60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Judicial Restraint in Modern Originalism
Utah Lawyer Chapter
Kirton McConkie, 20th FloorSponsors: Salt Lake City Lawyers Chapter In-Person Event Kirton McConkie, 20th Floor 36 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Panel III: When Free Speech and Free Markets Intersect
2026 National Student Symposium
Beus Center for Law and Society111 E. Taylor Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Panel III: When Free Speech and Free Markets Intersect
2026 National Student Symposium
Featuring: Prof. Adam Candeub, Professor of Law, Michigan State University (currently serving as FCC General Counsel)...
Benchmarking Liberty: America 250
Featuring: Hon. Lisa Branch, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Hon. Patrick J. Bumatay, United States...
Litigation Practice Group: Diversity and Modern Litigation
2024 National Lawyers Convention
CLE credit for this event is available at On-Demand CLE. In recent years, the legal profession...
Litigation Practice Group: Diversity and Modern Litigation
2024 National Lawyers Convention
CLE credit for this event is available at On-Demand CLE. In recent years, the legal profession...
Hyperextension? Federal Financial Agencies & Cryptocurrency Regulation
2023 National Lawyers Convention
In recent years federal executive branch agencies have enacted a “whole of government” approach to...