Daniel Aaron Bress at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 26, 2019–present
Daniel Aaron Bress
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2007-2008
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, 2016, 2019
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 2006-2007
- Professional Career: Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2008-2019
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 2009-2011
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2005-2006
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Harvard University · Government, cum laude, 2001
- University of Virginia-Main Campus · JD, 2005
- Harvard College · A.B., 2001
- University of Virginia School of Law · J.D., 2005
Personal record
Born 1979 · Hollister, CA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6729576CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14459/daniel-aaron-bress/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure