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Heytens, Toby Jay
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 13, 2021, to a seat vacated by Barbara Milano Keenan. Confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 2021, and received commission on November 2, 2021.
Education:
Macalester College, B.A., 1997
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2000
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Edward R. Becker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2000-2001
Bristow Fellow, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2002
Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2003-2006, 2014
Visiting assistant professor, Cornell Law School, 2005
University of Virginia School of Law, 2006-2021; associate professor, 2006-2014; co-director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, 2011, 2014-2015, 2016-2017; professor, 2014-2021; David H. Ibbeken '71 Research Professor, 2015-2018
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2010
Appellate practice transition counsel, Office of the Attorney General, State of Virginia, 2018
Solicitor general, State of Virginia, 2018-2021