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Bove, Emil Joseph III
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on June 16, 2025, to a seat vacated by Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 2025, and received commission on August 20, 2025.
Education:
State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 2003
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008-2009
Law clerk, Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2009-2010
Private practice, New York City, 2010-2012, 2023-2025
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2012-2021; acting deputy chief, Narcotics Unit, 2019; co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2019-2021
Private practice, Roseland, New Jersey, 2022-2023
Acting deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2025