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# Bridget Shelton Bade

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

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present
- Bridget Shelton Bade (née Shelton; born 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since April 1, 2019
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (2012–2019)
- held a position as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona (2006–2012)
- Practiced civil litigation in Phoenix at Beshears Wallwork Bellamy (1995–1996) and as special counsel at Steptoe & Johnson (1996–1997)
- Trial attorney, Environmental Torts Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991-1995
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1990-1991
- Articles editor of the Arizona State Law Journal and clerked for Judge Edith H. Jones on the Fifth Circuit from 1990–1991
- As a Ninth Circuit judge, Bade has authored and participated in numerous appellate decisions, covering areas such as labor law, environmental law, and civil rights

### Education

- B.A. summa cum laude in 1987 and her J.D. cum laude in 1990 from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
- Arizona State University-Tempe — J.D. (1989)
- Arizona State University-Tempe — B.A. (1987)

### Additional information

- received her judicial commission on April 1, 2019.
- Magistrate, District Court, D. Arizona, 2012-2019
- Nominated by President Donald J. Trump on August 27, 2018, to replace Barry G. Silverman, who took senior status in 2016.
- Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 1995-2006
- Date of birth: 1965-01-01
- McClintock High School
- Her record shows a high affirmation rate in reviewed cases.
- Birth place: Phoenix, AZ

## Before you appear

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- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### appellate oral argument

Scope: courtwide

In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.

Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary

[Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6202901)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6202901)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6202901)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8538/bridget-shelton-bade/)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8538/bridget-shelton-bade/)
- [Wikidata: Bridget Shelton Bade](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56284204)

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