| Edward Leavy | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start: | May 19, 1997 |
| Term End: | March 12, 2023 |
| Office1: | Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review |
| Term Start1: | May 19, 2005 |
| Term End1: | May 19, 2008 |
| Appointer1: | William Rehnquist |
| Predecessor1: | Ralph B. Guy Jr. |
| Successor1: | Bruce M. Selya |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review |
| Term Start2: | September 25, 2001 |
| Term End2: | May 19, 2008 |
| Appointer2: | William Rehnquist |
| Predecessor2: | Paul Hitch Roney |
| Successor2: | Morris S. Arnold |
| Office3: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start3: | March 23, 1987 |
| Term End3: | May 19, 1997 |
| Appointer3: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor3: | Otto Richard Skopil Jr. |
| Successor3: | Susan P. Graber |
| Office4: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Term Start4: | May 3, 1984 |
| Term End4: | April 8, 1987 |
| Appointer4: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor4: | Robert C. Belloni |
| Successor4: | Malcolm F. Marsh |
| Office5: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Term Start5: | 1976 |
| Term End5: | 1984 |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Butteville, Oregon, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Wilsonville, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Portland (BA) University of Notre Dame (LLB) |
Edward John Leavy[1] (August 14, 1929 – March 12, 2023) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Leavy was born on August 14, 1929,[2] in Butteville, Oregon, along the Willamette River south of Portland.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Portland in 1950, and earned his Bachelor of Laws from the Notre Dame Law School in 1953.[3] Leavy entered private legal practice in Eugene in Lane County, Oregon, in 1953, where he remained until becoming a deputy district attorney for Lane County the following year.[3] He served in that position until 1957.[3]
In 1957, Leavy became a district court judge for the county, and in 1961 became an Oregon circuit court (trial level court in Oregon) judge when the district courts in Oregon were abolished.[3] He continued as a judge in Lane County until 1976, and in 1974 spent time as a justice pro tempore on the Oregon Supreme Court.[3] From 1976 until 1984 he was a United States Magistrate of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon headquartered in Portland.[3]
Leavy was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on March 26, 1984, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by Judge Robert C. Belloni. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1984, and received commission on May 3, 1984. His service terminated on April 8, 1987, due to elevation to the court of appeals.[3]
Leavy was nominated by President Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Otto Richard Skopil Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1987, and received commission on March 23, 1987. He assumed senior status on May 19, 1997.[3] In 2019, he was on panels regarding Donald Trump's asylum ban and Trump's rule against abortion counseling at federally funded facilities.[4]
Leavy died on March 12, 2023, at the age of 93. He had been in hospice care for several months.[5]