Judge Daniel A. Bress is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with chambers in San Francisco. A native of Gilroy, California, Judge Bress graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Law Review. Following law school, Judge Bress clerked for the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Honorable Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States. Judge Bress was then a lawyer private practice, first at Munger Tolles & Olson and later at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a litigation partner. Judge Bress has also taught law school courses at the University of Virginia School of Law and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University. Judge Bress was nominated and confirmed to the Ninth Circuit in 2019.
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Panel 1: Has the Right Lost the Argument for Small Government?
2025 Western Chapters Conference
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065
A Conversation with Judge Amul Thapar, Moderated by Judge Daniel Bress
University Club of San Francisco800 Powell St
San Francisco, CA 94108
Federalism & Separation of Powers: A Revival of the Separation of Powers at the Supreme Court?
2024 National Lawyers Convention
The Washington Hilton1919 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009
A Conversation with Judge Bress & Judge McFadden
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
A View from the Benches: A Conversation Between Circuit Judge Daniel Bress and District Judge Trevor McFadden
California-Berkeley Student Chapter
Room 130Law Building
Berkeley, CA 94720
Reflections
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
A Conversation with Judge Bress
Portland Lawyers Chapter
The Arlington Club811 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97205
Federalism & Separation of Powers: A Revival of the Separation of Powers at the Supreme Court?
2024 National Lawyers Convention
The Supreme Court’s most recent term was one of significance with respect to the separation...
Federalism & Separation of Powers: A Revival of the Separation of Powers at the Supreme Court?
2024 National Lawyers Convention
The Supreme Court’s most recent term was one of significance with respect to the separation...