Amul R. Thapar serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. His judicial career began in 2007 when President George W. Bush nominated him to serve on the Eastern District of Kentucky, making him the first South Asian Article III judge in American history. In 2017, he became President Donald J. Trump’s first appellate court nominee.
Before joining the bench, Judge Thapar served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. While United States Attorney, Judge Thapar worked on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (“AGAC”) and chaired the AGAC’s Controlled Substances and Asset Forfeiture subcommittee. He also served on the Terrorism and National Security subcommittee, the Violent Crime subcommittee, and the Child Exploitation working group.
Judge Thapar has worked in private practice, at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cincinnati, Ohio. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in both the Southern District of Ohio and the District of Columbia.
Judge Thapar received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating, Judge Thapar worked as a law clerk to the Honorable S. Arthur Spiegel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and the Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Judge Thapar has also published in the Yale Law Journal, Michigan Law Review, and Catholic University Law Review. He teaches courses on originalism, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, and legal writing at Notre Dame Law School, the University of Virginia School of Law, and Vanderbilt Law School.
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The Interaction Between District and Appellate Courts
Notre Dame Student Chapter
Notre Dame Law School1100 Eck Hall of Law
Notre Dame, IN 46556
A Conversation with Judge Thapar
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Student Chapter
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferré Aguayo
Ponce, PR 00717
A Conversation with Judge Amul Thapar
Michigan Student Chapter
The University of Michigan Law School625 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him
Tampa Bay Lawyers Chapter
The Epicurean Hotel (Grand Cru Ballroom)1207 South Howard Ave
Tampa, FL 33606
Happy Hour with Judge Thapar
Dallas Young Lawyers Chapter
Times Ten Cellars6324 Prospect Avenue
Dallas, TX 75214
The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him
Dallas Lawyers Chapter
Arts District Mansion2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him
Tyler Lawyers Chapter
Willowbrook Country Club3205 W Erwin St
Tyler, TX 75702
An Evening with Judge Thapar
Texas A&M Student Chapter
The Tower500 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth , TX 76102
Talks With Authors: Judge Amul Thapar on "The People's Justice"
The Federalist Society's Practice Groups
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National Lawyers Convention 2022
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National Lawyers Convention 2022
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Banquet, Founders & Foes (An Exchange)
2022 National Student Symposium
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Banquet, Founders & Foes (An Exchange)
2022 National Student Symposium
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