Kevin Christopher Newsom is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He was appointed by President Donald Trump on May 8, 2017, and confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2017. Prior to his appointment, Judge Newsom practiced law at Bradley Arant in Birmingham, Alabama.
Before joining Bradley Arant, Judge Newsom served for three and a half years as the State of Alabama's Solicitor General. He served as a law clerk to Justice David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court (2000-2001) and, before that, to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1997-98). Judge Newsom received a B.A. from Samford University (1994); he graduated summa cum laude, first in his class, and with a 4.00 GPA. Judge Newsom received his J.D. from Harvard Law School (1997); he graduated magna cum laude and was an Articles Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
2018 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel - State Room1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Cardinal Virtues of Judging
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law School1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Judicial Power: The Judicial Duty to Follow the Law or a Discretionary Power of Judicial Review?
2018 National Student Symposium
Hart Auditorium, Georgetown University Law Center600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
A Conversation with Judge Newsom
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
2018 National Lawyers Convention
Mr. Richard Brookhiser, Senior Editor, National Review and Author, John Marshall: The Man Who Made...
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
2018 National Lawyers Convention
Mr. Richard Brookhiser, Senior Editor, National Review and Author, John Marshall: The Man Who Made...
The Judicial Power: The Judicial Duty to Follow the Law or a Discretionary Power of Judicial Review?
2018 National Student Symposium
Hamilton referred to the federal judiciary as the “least dangerous” branch of the new federal...
The Judicial Power: The Judicial Duty to Follow the Law or a Discretionary Power of Judicial Review?
2018 National Student Symposium
Hamilton referred to the federal judiciary as the “least dangerous” branch of the new federal...
Showcase Panel IV: Administrative Agencies and the Separation of Powers
2017 National Lawyers Convention
This panel will examine the history of the emergence of the Administrative State and will...