Ryan Nelson's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Post Office Box 193939
San Francisco, CA 94119-3939
Full Name:
Ryan Douglas Nelson
Birth Date:
1973
Birth Place:
Idaho Falls, ID
JD, Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1999
BA, Brigham Young University, 1996
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018-present
General Counsel Emeritus, Melaleuca, Incorporated, 2017-2018
Assistant Secretary, Melaleuca, Incorporated, 2013-2018
Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, May 15, 2018
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, October 11, 2018
General Counsel, Melaleuca, Incorporated, 2009-2017
Deputy General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2008-2009
Special Counsel, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2009
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, 2006-2008
Attorney, Private Practice, Washington, District of Columbia, 2001-2006
Law Clerk, Honorable Charles N. Brower and Richard M. Mosk, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, 2000-2001
Law Clerk, Honorable Karen LeCraft Henderson, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1999-2000
No organizational membership information on file.