1. Edward John Leavy 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.
Edward Leavy 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.
Edward 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.
In 1957, Edward Leavy became a district court judge for the county, and in 1961 became an Oregon circuit court judge when the district courts in Oregon were abolished.
Edward Leavy continued as a judge in Lane County until 1976, and in 1974 spent time as a justice pro tempore on the Oregon Supreme Court.
Edward Leavy was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24,1984, and received commission on May 3,1984.
Edward Leavy's service terminated on April 8,1987, due to elevation to the court of appeals.
Edward 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.
Edward Leavy was confirmed by the Senate on March 20,1987, and received commission on March 23,1987.
Edward Leavy had been in hospice care for several months.