3rd Circuit

Stephanos Bibas, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Nomination

Career

Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania (2006 – Present)
Associate/Visiting Professor:
- University of Chicago Law School (2005 – 2006)
- University of Iowa College of Law (2001 – 2006)
- Yale Law School, Research Fellow (2000 – 2001)
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District New York (1998 – 2000)
Associate, Covington & Burling LLP (1995 – 1997)

Education

Yale Law School, J.D. (1994)
- Symposium Editor, Yale Law Journal
- Thurman Arnold Prize – Best Oralist
- Stewart Prize – Best Moot Court Team
Oxford University, University College, M.A., B.A. (1991)
- Gibbs Prize – Contracts, Torts, Land Law
- Alan Urbach Memorial Prize – Jurisprudence
- World Debate Championships
Columbia University, B.A. (1989)
- Summa Cum Laude
- Phi Betta Kappa

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David J. Porter, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Nomination

Career

Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (1994 – present)
- Co-Chair, Higher Education Industry team
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Grove City College
Elected member, American Law Institute

Education

Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, J.D. (1992)
- Notes Editor, George Mason University Law Review
Grove City College, B.A., with honors(1988)

Clerkships

Judge D. Brooks Smith, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania(1992 – 1993) (approximate)

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Paul B. Matey, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Nomination

Career

University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey
- Senior Vice President and General Counsel (2015 – present)
- Secretary (2016 – present)
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (2010 – 2015)
- Deputy Chief Counsel (2012 – 2015)
- Senior Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer (2010 – 2012)
Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey (2005 – 2009)
- Director’s Award for Superior Performance, United States Department of Justice
Litigation Associate, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. (2003 – 2005)

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. (2001)
- summa cum laude
- Seton Hall Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
- Centennial and Presidential Scholarships, full tuition
University of Scranton, B.A. (1993)

Clerkships

Judge Robert E. Cowen, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit(2002 – 2003)
Judge John C. Lifland, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2001 – 2002)

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Peter J. Phipps, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Nomination

Career

Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2018 – Present)
United States Department of Justice, Civil Division (2004 – 2018)
- Senior Trial Counsel, Federal Programs Branch (2011 – 2018)
- Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award
- Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University School of Law (2014 – present)
Associate, Jones Day (2000 – 2004)

Education

Standford Law School, J.D. (1998)
- Managing Editor, Stanford Law & Policy Review
University of Dayton, B.S. and B.A. (1995)
- Summa cum laude

Clerkships

Judge R. Guy Cole, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1998 – 2000)

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