Edward C. DuMont

Edward DuMont
BornDecember 1961 (age 62)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Alma materYale University (BA)
Stanford University (JD)

Edward Carroll DuMont (born December 1961) is a former Solicitor General of California.[1] In 2010 and 2011 he was nominated by President Barack Obama to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.[2] In November 2011, however, DuMont sent a letter to President Obama asking him to withdraw his nomination to the judgeship.[3] Obama withdrew DuMont's nomination on November 10, 2011, nominating Richard G. Taranto in DuMont's place.

  1. ^ "Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Appointment of California Solicitor General | State of California - Department of Justice - Kamala D. Harris Attorney General". Oag.ca.gov. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. ^ President Obama Nominates Edward C. DuMont for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, White House press release (April 14, 2010).
  3. ^ Qualters, Sheri (November 9, 2011). "Edward DuMont asks Obama to withdraw his nomination to Federal Circuit". law.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.