Jeffrey Bryan

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| name = Jeffrey Bryan

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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

| term_start = November 30, 2023

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| appointer = Joe Biden

| predecessor = John R. Tunheim

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| office1 = Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals

| term_start1 = November 25, 2019

| term_end1 = November 30, 2023

| appointer1 = Tim Walz

| predecessor1 = Heidi Schellhas

| successor1 = JaPaul Harris{{Cite web |last1=Avenue |first1=875 Summit |last2=Paul |first2=Saint |last3=Mn 55105-3076 1-888-962-5529 651-227-9171 |title=Judge JaPaul Harris '03 appointed to Minnesota Court of Appeals – News and Events {{!}} Mitchell Hamline School of Law |url=https://mitchellhamline.edu/news/2024/01/31/judge-japaul-harris-03-appointed-to-minnesota-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=mitchellhamline.edu |language=en-US}}

| office2 = Judge of the Second Judicial District of Minnesota

| term_start2 = August 20, 2013

| term_end2 = November 25, 2019

| appointer2 = Mark Dayton

| predecessor2 = J. Thomas Mott

| successor2 = David Brown

| birth_name = Jeffrey Marc Bryan{{Cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/attorney/jeffrey-marc-bryan-2975035/|title=Jeffrey Marc Bryan Profile | Minneapolis, MN Lawyer | Martindale.com|website=www.martindale.com|access-date=2023-07-27|archive-date=2023-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727041255/https://www.martindale.com/attorney/jeffrey-marc-bryan-2975035/|url-status=live}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|April 16, 1976}}

| birth_place = Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.

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| education = University of Texas at Austin (BA)
Yale University (JD)

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Jeffrey Marc Bryan (born April 16, 1976){{Cite web|title=Judge Jeffrey Bryan – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota|url=https://vettingroom.org/2023/08/15/judge-jeffrey-bryan/|website=Vetting Room|date=15 August 2023 |access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815234350/https://vettingroom.org/2023/08/15/judge-jeffrey-bryan/|url-status=live}} is an American lawyer from Minnesota who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota since 2023. He previously served as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2019 to 2023.

Early life and education

Bryan was born on April 16, 1976, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/bryan_sjq.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=September 6, 2023|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906142917/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/bryan_sjq.pdf|url-status=live}} His mother's family is of Mexican descent. His mother was a high school English teacher and inspired Bryan to pursue a career in law after she read him the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Bryan earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2002.{{Cite press release |title=Governor Walz Appoints the Honorable Jeffrey Bryan and Susan Segal to Fill Vacancies on the Minnesota Court of Appeals |date=October 9, 2019 |publisher=Office of the Governor |url=https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/#/detail/appId/1/id/405829 |access-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517162706/https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/#/detail/appId/1/id/405829 |url-status=live }}

Career

Bryan was a law clerk for Judge Paul A. Magnuson of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota from 2002 to 2003. He was a civil litigation attorney for Robins Kaplan LLP in Minneapolis from 2003 to 2007, where he developed a litigation practice emphasizing antitrust law and intellectual property disputes. From 2007 to 2013, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the United States Attorney's Office from 2007 to 2013, where he prosecuted financial fraud and drug-trafficking conspiracies.

= State district court =

On July 11, 2013, he was appointed as a trial court judge in the Ramsey County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of J. Thomas Mott.{{Cite press release |title=Jeffrey M. Bryan Appointed to Fill Second Judicial District Vacancy |date=July 11, 2013 |url=http://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/NewsAndAnnouncements/ItemDetail.aspx?id=896 |access-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-date=December 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217012841/http://www.mncourts.gov/About-The-Courts/NewsAndAnnouncements/ItemDetail.aspx?id=896 |url-status=live }} He was subsequently elected in 2014. He assumed office on August 20, 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://mn.gov/law-library/research-links/judge-bios/jeffrey-bryan.jsp|title=Jeffrey M Bryan|website=mn.gov|access-date=2023-06-25|archive-date=2023-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625044533/https://mn.gov/law-library/research-links/judge-bios/jeffrey-bryan.jsp|url-status=live}} He co-chaired the Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative during his time on the trial court. In 2018 and 2020, Bryan was among four finalists for vacancies on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

= Minnesota Court of Appeals =

On October 9, 2019, Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Bryan to be a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.{{Cite web |title=Minneapolis city attorney, district judge appointed to fill vacancies on Minnesota Court of Appeals |url=https://kstp.com/politics/minneapolis-city-attorney-district-judge-appointed-to-fill-vacancies-on-minnesota-court-of-appeals-walz-susan-segal-jeffrey-bryan/5519012/ |date=October 8, 2019 |website=KSTP |language=en |access-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421113424/https://kstp.com/politics/minneapolis-city-attorney-district-judge-appointed-to-fill-vacancies-on-minnesota-court-of-appeals-walz-susan-segal-jeffrey-bryan/5519012/ |url-status=live }} He filled the vacancy left by Heidi Schellhas. He serves in an at-large capacity. He assumed office on November 25, 2019.

= Federal judicial service =

On June 23, 2023, Bryan was mentioned as a potential nominee being vetted by the FBI for a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.{{Cite news|last=Furst|first=Randy|title=Judge Jeffrey Bryan is expected to become the first Latino on the federal bench in Minnesota|url=https://www.startribune.com/judge-jeffrey-bryan-expected-to-become-first-latino-on-federal-bench-in-minnesota/600284976/|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 30, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630184450/https://www.startribune.com/judge-jeffrey-bryan-expected-to-become-first-latino-on-federal-bench-in-minnesota/600284976/|url-status=live}} On July 27, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Bryan to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Thirty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees |date=July 27, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/27/president-biden-names-thirty-sixth-round-of-judicial-nominees/ |access-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727125340/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/27/president-biden-names-thirty-sixth-round-of-judicial-nominees/ |url-status=live }} President Biden nominated Bryan to the seat being vacated by Judge John R. Tunheim, who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=July 27, 2023|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/07/27/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-117/|access-date=July 27, 2023|archive-date=July 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727155517/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/07/27/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-117/|url-status=live}} On September 6, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=September 5, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/09/06/2023/nominations|access-date=November 29, 2023|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108215244/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/09/06/2023/nominations|url-status=live}} On September 28, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-09-28_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 28, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=September 28, 2023|archive-date=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928233049/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-09-28_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|url-status=live}} On November 27, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 47–42 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00314.htm|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey M. Bryan to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota)|website=United States Senate|date=November 27, 2023|access-date=November 27, 2023|archive-date=November 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128013149/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00314.htm|url-status=live}} On November 28, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by a 49–46 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00315.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jeffrey M. Bryan, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota)|website=United States Senate|date=November 28, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023}} He received his judicial commission on November 30, 2023.{{FJC Bio|nid=13761356|inline=yes}} He was sworn in on December 1, 2023.{{Cite press release|date=December 1, 2023|title=Appointment of Jeffrey M. Bryan as District Judge|url=https://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/sites/mnd/files/2023-1201_District-of-MN-News-Release_Judge-Bryan-Appointment.pdf|website=mnd.uscourts.gov|access-date=December 5, 2023}} He became the first Latino federal judge in Minnesota.

Personal life

Bryan married Liz Kramer on November 16, 2002, after meeting each other at Yale University.{{Cite news |title=WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Elizabeth Kramer, Jeffrey Bryan |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/17/style/weddings-celebrations-elizabeth-kramer-jeffrey-bryan.html |date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625044532/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/17/style/weddings-celebrations-elizabeth-kramer-jeffrey-bryan.html |url-status=live }} As of 2023, Kramer served as Solicitor General in Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office. Kramer is co-founder of the appeals self-help clinic at the Minnesota Judicial Center and in 2016 was named Minnesota Lawyer's Attorney of the Year.

As of 2013, Bryan was a member of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association. He previously served on the Macalester-Groveland Community Council and chaired the Minnesota Minority Recruiting Conference Committee for Twin Cities Diversity in Practice. He also serves on the Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the Minnesota Supreme Court Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee, and on the board of various community organizations, including the Minnesota Urban Debate League, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.