Aug. 24, 2021

Judge Bridget Bade put early stamp on 9th Circuit

“An unconstitutional statute that could achieve positive societal results is nonetheless unconstitutional,” 9th Circuit Judge Bridget Bade wrote in one of her first opinions.

Bridget S. Bade

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Career Highlights: Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump, 2019; U.S. magistrate judge, District of Arizona, 2012-19; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 2006-12; special counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, 2005-06; shareholder, Beshears Wallwork Bellamy, 1995-2006; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991-95; clerk, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Edith H. Jones, 1990-91.

Law School: Law School: Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 1990

It didn't take long for 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Bridget S. Bade to cut to the chase during oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a California law that prohibited certain websites from publishing the ages and birth dates of celebrities.

After about 90 seconds, Bade interrupted the deputy attorney general defending the law, which was sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild and targeted the Internet Movie Database, k... (continued)

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