Judge Nelson was confirmed to the Ninth Circuit in October 2018, as the youngest Circuit Judge to serve from Idaho and he has chambers in his hometown of Idaho Falls. Prior to his confirmation, Judge Nelson served for nine years as General Counsel of Idaho Falls-based Melaleuca, Inc., a consumer goods company. He previously worked in Washington, DC, where he served in all three branches of the federal government, including as Special Counsel for Supreme Court nominations to the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Deputy General Counsel to the White House Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice; and a law clerk to Judge Henderson of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He has argued in most of the federal courts of appeals and worked on dozens of Supreme Court briefs. He started in the Washington, DC office of Sidley Austin as an appellate lawyer, after clerking for Judges Mosk and Brower of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague, and for now-Judge Tom Griffith, then-Senate Legal Counsel, during the impeachment trial of President Clinton. Judge Nelson earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University and his J.D., with honors, from BYU Law School. Judge Nelson has been a member of the Federalist Society since 1998.
Supreme Court Roundup with Kannon Shanmugam
Idaho Lawyers Chapter
Offices of Stoel Rives LLP101 S. Capitol Boulevard, Suite 1900
Boise, ID 83702
Nondelegation after Gundy — Are we Waiting for Godot?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
2019 National Lawyers Convention
Originalism
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Art of Dissent
Los Angeles Lawyers Chapter
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher333 S Grand Ave #4400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Art of Dissent
Portland Lawyers Chapter
The Pioneer Courthouse (Deady Conference Room)700 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Nondelegation after Gundy — Are we Waiting for Godot?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Administrative Law & Regulation Practice Group hosted a...
Nondelegation after Gundy — Are we Waiting for Godot?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Administrative Law & Regulation Practice Group hosted a...
Panel Three: Post-Janus Labor & Employment Law Issues in the State and Future of Unions
2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference
How will the Janus decision affect the ability of unions to wield political power and what impact...
Panel Three: Post-Janus Labor & Employment Law Issues in the State and Future of Unions
2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference
How will the Janus decision affect the ability of unions to wield political power and what impact...