Edward Leavy (born August 14, 1929) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the

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and a former judge for the

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. Prior to these positions, Leavy was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Leavy was born in Butteville,

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, along the

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south of

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in 1929. He received his

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degree from the

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in 1950, and earned his

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from the

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in 1953. Leavy entered private legal practice in Eugene in Lane County, Oregon, in 1953, where he remained until becoming a deputy district attorney for Lane County the following year. He served in that position until 1957.

Judicial career

In 1957, Leavy became a district court judge for the county, and in 1961 became an Oregon circuit court (trial level court in Oregon) judge when the district courts in Oregon were abolished. He continued as a judge in Lane County until 1976, and in 1974 spent time as a justice pro tempore on the

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of the

headquartered in Portland. Leavy was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on March 26, 1984, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on April 24, 1984, and received commission on May 3, 1984. His service terminated on April 8, 1987, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit. Leavy was nominated by President Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Otto Richard Skopil Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1987, and received commission on March 23, 1987. He assumed

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on May 19, 1997. In 2019 he was on panels regarding

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asylum ban and Trump's rule against abortion counseling at federally funded facilities.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leavy, Edward 1929 births Living people 20th-century American judges Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Oregon state court judges Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court Notre Dame Law School alumni Lawyers from Eugene, Oregon People from Marion County, Oregon United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan United States magistrate judges University of Portland alumni Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review

Education and career

Judicial career

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