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Bates, John D.
Born 1946 in Elizabeth, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by Stanley S. Harris; Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 2001, and received commission on December 14, 2001.

Education:
Wesleyan University, B.A., 1968

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:
First lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1968-1971
Law clerk, Hon. Roszel C. Thomsen, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-1987
Chief, Civil Division, Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, 1987-1997
Deputy independent counsel, Office of the Independent Counsel, 1995-1997
Private practice, 1998-2001

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

2 posted on 12/11/2007 1:13:07 PM PST by SmithL (I don't do Barf Alerts, you're old enough to read and decide for yourself)
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To: SmithL

Judge Bates can count himself among those special individuals that got out of Wesleyan with his brain intact.


3 posted on 12/11/2007 1:16:29 PM PST by BillyBonebrake
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