▁in ▁Port land . ▁ ▁Le avy ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Oregon ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Robert ▁C . ▁Bell oni . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁commission ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁due ▁to ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁Le avy ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Re agan ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Otto ▁Richard ▁Sk op il ▁Jr . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁received ▁commission ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . In ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁pan els ▁regarding ▁Donald ▁Trump ' s ▁as yl um ▁ban ▁and ▁g ag ▁rule ▁on ▁abort ion . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁F J C ▁Bio ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth