The Hon.

David

J.

Barron

David J. Barron was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2014 and became Chief Judge in April of 2022. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and then worked as a newspaper reporter before attending Harvard Law School. He clerked for Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Chief Judge Barron worked as an attorney advisor for the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Clinton Administration before joining the faculty at Harvard Law School. He rejoined the Justice Department as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel from 2009 to 2010 before returning to Harvard Law School, where he taught until joining the federal bench in 2014. Chief Judge Barron continues to teach at Harvard Law School as a visiting professor. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Law Institute.