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Emil Bove

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

Tenure

2025 - Present

Years in position

Emil Bove is a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated to the court by PresidentDonald Trump (R) on June 16, 2025, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on July 29, 2025, by a vote of 50-49.^[1]^[2]^[3] To see a full list of judges appointed byDonald Trump,click here.

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is one of 13U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediateappellate courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2025-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On June 16, 2025, PresidentDonald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Bove to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.^[2]^[3] Bove received commission on August 20, 2025.^[1] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Emil Bove
Court:United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 45 days after nomination.
ANominated: June 16, 2025
AABA Rating:Majority Well Qualified/Minority Qualified/insufficient information
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: June 25, 2025
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: July 17, 2025
AConfirmed: July 31, 2025
AVote: 50-49

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Emil Bove by a vote of 50-49 on July 29, 2025.^[4] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,here.

Emil Bove confirmation vote (July 29, 2025)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	0	45	0
Republican	50	2	1
Independent	0	2	0
Total	50^[5]	49	1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Bove's nomination on June 25, 2025.^[6] He was reported to the full Senate on July 17, 2025, after a 12-1 committee vote.^[7]

Nomination

On May 28, 2025, PresidentDonald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Emil Bove to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The president officially nominated Bove on June 16, 2025.Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by PresidentDonald Trump.

TheAmerican Bar Association (ABA) gave Bove a majority rating ofWell Qualified.^[8] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Bove was nominated to replace JudgeJoseph Greenaway, who retired from the court on June 15, 2023.^[9]^[10]

Biography

Education

Bove obtained a B.A. from State University of New York at Albany in 2003 and aJ.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2008.^[1]

Professional career

2025-present: Judge,United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
2025: Acting deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice
2010-2012, 2023-2025: Private practice, New York City
2022-2023: Private practice, Roseland, New Jersey
2012-2021: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York
- 2019-2021: co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit
- 2019: acting deputy chief, Narcotics Unit
2010-2012: Private practice, New York City
2009-2010: Law clerk, Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
2008-2009: Law clerk, Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

About the court

Third Circuit
Court of Appeals

Judgeships
Posts: 14
Judges: 14
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Michael Chagares
Active judges:Stephanos Bibas,Emil Bove,Michael Chagares,Cindy Chung,Arianna Freeman,Thomas Hardiman,Cheryl Ann Krause,Jennifer Mascott,Paul Matey,Tamika Montgomery-Reeves,Peter Phipps,David Porter,Luis Felipe Restrepo,Patty Shwartz Senior judges: Thomas Ambro,Robert Cowen,D. Michael Fisher,Julio Fuentes,Theodore McKee,Richard Nygaard,Marjorie Rendell,Jane Roth,Anthony Scirica,David Brooks Smith,Walter Stapleton

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is afederal appellate court with appellatejurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to theSupreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. It shares a courthouse with theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

One judge of the Third Circuit went on to serve on theSupreme Court of the United States.Samuel Alito was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2006 byGeorge W. Bush (R).

The Third Circuit hasappellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by theThird Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to theSupreme Court of the United States. JusticeSamuel Alito is thecircuit justice for the Third Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has appellatejurisdiction over the United States district court in the following federal judicial districts:

It also has appellate jurisdiction over theUnited States District Court for the U.S. Virgin Islands which, in spite of the name, is aterritorial court and belongs to no federal judicial district.

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.