John D. Bates
| John Deacon Bates | |
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| Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts | |
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In office July 1, 2013 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Appointed by | John G. Roberts Jr. |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
| Succeeded by | James C. Duff |
| Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
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In office May 19, 2009 – February 21, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | John G. Roberts Jr. |
| Preceded by | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
| Succeeded by | Reggie Walton |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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Assumed office October 12, 2014 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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In office December 14, 2001 – October 12, 2014 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Stanley S. Harris |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Personal details | |
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John Deacon Bates October 11, 1946 Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Residence | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Education |
Wesleyan University B.A. University of Maryland School of Law J.D. |
John Deacon Bates (born October 11, 1946), is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was appointed by President George W. Bush in December 2001, and has adjudicated in several cases directly affecting the office of the President. On June 11, 2013, Chief Justice John Roberts named Bates to serve as Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, effective July 1, 2013. He took senior status on October 12, 2014.
Bates was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1968, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976. From 1968 to 1971, he served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army.
He and his wife Carol Ann Rhees, also a former lawyer with Steptoe & Johnson LLP, live in Bethesda, Maryland. They have three children.
Bates was a law clerk for Judge Roszel C. Thomsen of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland from 1976 to 1977 and was an associate at Steptoe & Johnson from 1977 to 1980. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1980 to 1987, and was Chief of the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office from 1987 to 1997. Bates was on detail as Deputy Independent Counsel for the Whitewater investigation from 1995 to mid-1997. In 1998, he joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of Miller & Chevalier, where he was Chair of the Government Contracts/Litigation Department and a member of the Executive Committee. From September 1995 until leaving in March 1997, Bates worked as Deputy Independent Counsel for Kenneth Starr and the Independent Counsel's office during the investigation into President Bill Clinton.
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