Judge Kevin C. Newsom is a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He sits in Birmingham, Alabama.
Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Newsom was the head of the appellate practice group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and, before that, the Solicitor General of Alabama. As a practicing lawyer, Judge Newsom argued four cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, and nearly 40 more in the United States Courts of Appeals and state supreme and appellate courts.
Judge Newsom graduated summa cum laude from Samford University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an articles editor on the Harvard Law Review. Following law school, Judge Newsom clerked for Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Justice David H. Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Originalism: Perspectives from the Bench
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Reception with Judge Kevin Newsom
DC Young Lawyers Chapter Event
The Hamilton600 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20005
A Conversation with Judge Kevin Newsom
California-Berkeley Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- University of California BerkeleyVirtual
Berkeley , CA 94720
A Conversation with the Judge: Judge Kevin Newsom
Chicago Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- University of Chicagohttps://uchicago.zoom.us/j/99750902354?pwd=ZzhrcktIMngvS05hUDJXZGpyUDZ6Zz09
Chicago, IL 60615
Originalism & Precedent: Exploring Paths to Reform
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law - Caplin Pavilion580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville , VA 22903
Showcase Panel III: Does Originalism Protect Unenumerated Rights?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Showcase Panel III: Does Originalism Protect Unenumerated Rights?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 16, 2019, the Federalist Society hosted the third showcase panel of the 2019...
Showcase Panel III: Does Originalism Protect Unenumerated Rights?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 16, 2019, the Federalist Society hosted the third showcase panel of the 2019...
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...