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EMIL BOVE

U.S. Circuit Judge, Third Circuit (formerly Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, DOJ) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (formerly U.S. Department of Justice) Left DOJ 2025-09-02

Emil Joseph Bove III is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 2025 in a 50 to 49 vote and seated September 2, 2025. A graduate of the University at Albany and Georgetown University Law Center, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, co-chairing its terrorism and international narcotics unit, before joining Donald Trump's criminal-defense team. At the start of the second Trump term he became Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, where he was involved in the dismissal of corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. His appeals-court confirmation was opposed by more than 900 former Justice Department attorneys.

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6 tracked cases
2 active now
2023-06-08 first tracked filing
2025-08-25 most recent filing
Case filings joined per quarter 2023 Q2 – 2025 Q3
Appears alongside Drew C. Ensign ×3 August Edward Flentje ×2 Lee Gelernt ×2 Arthur B. Spitzer ×2 Bradley Girard ×2
DOJ Start2025-01-20
Prior EmployerBlanche Law (Trump criminal-defense team)

The Docket Trail

2025
Abrego Garcia v. Noem Active
8:25-cv-02780 filed 2025-08-25 for the Government
J.G.G. v. Trump Decided
25-5124 filed 2025-04-17 opposing counsel
J.G.G. v. Trump Active
1:25-cv-00766 filed 2025-03-15 opposing counsel
J.G.G. v. Trump Decided
25-5067 filed 2025-03-15 opposing counsel
2023
United States v. Trump (citing Jack Smith appointment) Unresolved
9:23-cr-80101 filed 2023-06-08 opposing counsel
Jack Smith indicted Donald Trump ghost
filed 2023-06-08 opposing counsel