Patrick Joseph Bumatay at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 12, 2019–present
Patrick Joseph Bumatay
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Counselor to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2018-2019
- Detailee, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2017
- Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-present
- Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2018
- Practitioner, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand, Iason & Anello, P.C., 2010-2012
- Counsel to the Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2008-2009
- Special Assistant and Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, 2007-2008
- Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, 2005-2006
- Paralegal, Office of Counsel to the President, Executive Office of the President, 2003-2003
- Staff Assistant, Office of Counsel to the President, Executive Office of the President, 2002-2003
- Staffer, U.S. Department of Education, 2001-2001
- Northern Virginia Field Director, Mark Earley for Governor Campaign, VA, 2001-2001
Judicial service
- Clerk to the Hon. Timothy Tymkovich, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2006-2007
- Law Clerk to Judge Sandra Townes, District Court, E.D. New York, 2009-2010
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, District Court, S.D. California, 2012-2019
- 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 · JD, 2006
- Yale University · cum laude, 2000
Personal record
Born February 14, 1978 · Seacaucus, NJ
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/7499211CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15327/patrick-joseph-bumatay/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