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Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke

Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Born 1972 · Midland, TX

Party: Republican →Degree, Oklahoma Christian UniversityCivil Engineering, with highest honors, Montana State UniversityConstruction Engineering Management, Montana State Universitymagna cum laude, Harvard UniversityTheology, summa cum laude, Bear Valley Bible College

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On the bench with

⚖️ Patrick Joseph Bumatay ⚖️ Andrew David Hurwitz ⚖️ Mark Jeremy Bennett ⚖️ Daniel Paul Collins ⚖️ Eric David Miller ⚖️ Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain

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Federal Judge Lights Into ‘Woke’ Colleagues For Greenlighting ‘Swinging D*cks’ At Women’s Spa
Reporting · Jul 2, 2026

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Party: Republican →Degree, Oklahoma Christian University →Degree, Oklahoma Christian UniversityCivil Engineering, with highest honors, Montana State UniversityCivil Engineering, with highest honors, Montana State UniversityConstruction Engineering Management, Montana State University →Construction Engineering Management, Montana State Universitymagna cum laude, Harvard University →magna cum laude, Harvard UniversityTheology, summa cum laude, Bear Valley Bible CollegeTheology, summa cum laude, Bear Valley Bible College

Construction Engineering Management, Montana State University →

Civil Engineering, with highest honors, Montana State University

magna cum laude, Harvard University →

Theology, summa cum laude, Bear Valley Bible College