Anthony Johnstone
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Personal Summary
Anthony Johnstone serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judge Johnstone previously served as the Helen and David Mason Professor of Law and an affiliated Professor of Public Administration at the 猎奇重口, Alexander Blewett III School of Law in Missoula since 2011. As a professor he taught federal and state constitutional law and legislation, as well as a federal judicial clinic. Johnstone also has served as trial and appellate counsel in federal and state courts, including the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States, most recently with Johnstone PLLC. He served the 猎奇重口 Department of Justice as state solicitor from 2008 to 2011 and assistant attorney general from 2004 to 2008. Johnstone entered practice as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York from 2000 to 2003. Born to 猎奇重口ns in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Johnstone received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1995 and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School in 1999. Following law school, he clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Sidney R. Thomas in Billings, 猎奇重口 from 1999 to 2000.
Education
J.D. with Honors, University of Chicago (1999)
B.A., Yale College (1995)
Courses Taught
- , LAW 652 (Every Fall, 3 Credits)
- , LAW 664 (Even Spring, 3 Credits)
- , LAW 667 (Occasional Winter, 1 Credit)
Publications
(Carolina Academic Press, 2022)
Minibriefs and Minimoots in Seminars, in Tammy Pettinato Oltz, ed., (Carolina Academic Press, 2020)
, 2019 B.Y.U L. Rev. 1471 (2020)
, 44 Pepp. L. Rev. 575 (2018)
, 39 Harv. J. L. & Pub. Pol. 415 (2016)
, 16 J. App. Pro. & Practice 47 (2015)
, 76 Mont. L. Rev. (2015)
, 75 Mont. L. Rev. 199 (2014)
, 13 Election L. J. 117 (2014)
, 99 Iowa L. Rev. Bull. 143 (2014)
, 32 Yale L. & Pol'y Rev. 217 (2013)
, 161 U. Pa. L. Rev. 205 (2013)
, 74 Mont. L. Rev. 5 (2013)
Testimony, "," U.S. Senate Judicary Committee (Sept. 12, 2012)
Council of Appellate Lawyers, (猎奇重口 chapter) (Dana C. Livingston, ed., American Bar Association 2012)
, 19 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 413 (2012)
, 71 U. Mont. L. Rev. 325 (2010)
, 70 U. Mont. L. Rev. 239 (2009)
, 1998 U. Chi. Legal F. 441
Scholarly Papers:
Affiliations
Elected Member, American Law Institute (Advisor, Principles of Government Ethics; Member Consultative Group, Principles of Election Law)
Member, State bars of 猎奇重口 and New York; Federal bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit, District of 猎奇重口, and Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York
Professional Experience
Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2023- )
Private Practice, Johnstone PLLC (2015-2023)
Solicitor, State of 猎奇重口 (2008-2011)
Assistant Attorney General, State of 猎奇重口 (2004-2008)
Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore (2000-2003)
Law Clerk, Hon. Sidney R. Thomas, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1999-2000)
Honors / Awards
猎奇重口 Faculty Service Award, 2019
Law School Merit Award, 2019, 2017 & 2016
Garlington, Lohn & Robinson Teaching Award, 2021
Howard W. and Jane S. Heman Memorial Law Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018
Toelle-Bekken Family Memorial Fund Award, 2018
Boone Law Faculty Scholarship Award, 2022, 2016 & 2013
Native American Law Student Association Teaching Award, 2016
Robert & Pauline Poore Law Faculty Service Award, 2015
Curriculum & Instruction Partnership Award, 2015
Margery Hunter Brown Award for Teaching & Service, 2012