Patrick Joseph Bumatay

Professional career

• Bumatay has been active in several bar associations, including the Federalist Society (since 2003), Federal Bar Association (San Diego chapter), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and National Filipino American Lawyers Association. He has received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award twice.
• Law clerk to Hon. Timothy M. Tymkovich (10th Cir.) (2006–2007)
• Law clerk to Hon. Sandra L. Townes (E.D.N.Y.) (2009–2010)
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California (2012–2019), serving on the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces Section
• 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
• Bumatay was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on October 15, 2019 to replace Carlos T. Bea, confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 2019, and commissioned on December 12, 2019. He is based in San Diego, California, and has authored and participated in numerous appellate opinions, including dissenting and concurring opinions in cases such as Powers v. McDonough and Garcia Morales v. Blanche.
• In summary, Patrick J. Bumatay is a seasoned federal judge with a background in high-level DOJ legal work, private practice, and appellate clerkships, now serving on the Ninth Circuit since 2019.
• Associate at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello in New York (2010–2012)
• Counsel to the Associate Attorney General (2008–2009)
• Special assistant and counsel, U.S. DOJ Office of Legal Policy (2007–2008)
• Patrick Joseph Bumatay (born February 14, 1978, in Secaucus, New Jersey) is an American federal judge serving as a United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• Counselor to the Deputy Attorney General and later Counselor to the Attorney General on criminal law and national opioid strategy.

Education

• Harvard University · JD, 2006
• Yale University · cum laude, 2000

Personal record

Born February 14, 1978 · Seacaucus, NJ