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Confirmed

Emil Bove III

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

NominatedJune 16, 2025

Senate Judiciary HearingJune 25, 2025

Advanced Out of Senate JudiciaryJuly 17, 2025 (12-1)

ConfirmedJuly 29, 2025 (50-49)

  • Emil Bove III is currently the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice
  • His previous roles include:
    • Attorney on Donald Trump’s criminal defense team
    • Acting Deputy Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice
    • Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
  • Bove served as a clerk for Judge Richard J. Sullivan (Southern District of New York) and Judge Richard C. Wesley (Second Circuit).
  • He graduated from Georgetown Law in 2008.
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