Who appointed Jay S. Bybee?

President George W. Bush appointed Jay S. Bybee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2003.

Was Jay S. Bybee appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jay S. Bybee was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jay S. Bybee's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Jay S. Bybee 74–19 on March 13, 2003.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2019

Jay S. Bybee

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 74–19, Jay S. Bybee is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1980. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 74–19
Education: Brigham Young 1977 · Brigham Young, J. Reuben Clark Law School 1980
Succeeded: Procter Ralph Hug Jr.
Succeeded by: Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Ninth Circuit succeeded Procter Ralph Hug Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	74–19

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 74–19 on March 13, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 54. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 74

26 D, 47 R, 1 I

Voted against · 19

19 D

Did not vote · 7

3 D, 4 R

Education

Brigham Young University	B.A.	1977
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

In our data, Bybee authored 23 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Fortune Dynamic, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. (219 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Fortune Dynamic, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.	618 F.3d 1025	219
2011	Trigueros v. Adams	658 F.3d 983	202
2007	Menken v. Emm	503 F.3d 1050	189
2008	Bingue v. Prunchak	512 F.3d 1169	162
2010	United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. ConocoPhillips Co.	593 F.3d 802	118
2009	Humphries v. County of Los Angeles	554 F.3d 1170	94
2007	Employers-Teamsters Local Nos. 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund v. Anchor Capital Advisors	498 F.3d 920	62
2010	United States v. Alvarez	617 F.3d 1198	39
2011	Ammons v. Washington Department of Social & Health Services	648 F.3d 1020	37
2011	Infuturia Global Ltd. v. Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	631 F.3d 1133	35
2010	United States v. Rocha	598 F.3d 1144	35
2010	United States v. Villasenor	608 F.3d 467	33
2009	United States v. Thompson	587 F.3d 1165	27
2007	Shimko v. Guenther	505 F.3d 987	25
2011	Westwood Apex v. Contreras	644 F.3d 799	22

Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Jay S. Bybee?: President George W. Bush appointed Jay S. Bybee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2003.
Was Jay S. Bybee appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jay S. Bybee was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jay S. Bybee's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Jay S. Bybee 74–19 on March 13, 2003.
Which court is Jay S. Bybee on?: Jay S. Bybee is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).