Map
Connections
Public offices and captions only. A line on this page is a documented role or a caption, not a conspiracy and not a finding of guilt.
Compiled from the D.C. court bio, the FJC, the FISC roster, the Senate roll-call, and the dockets in this file. Last checked 2026-08-26.
John D. Bates
- Appointment Nominated to D.D.C., 2001; confirmed 97–0 President George W. Bush FJC; Senate vote 361; PN906. Appointment is a role, not a later-case finding.
- FISC / AOUSC Put on FISC (2006) and named AOUSC Director (2013) Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. DCD bio; Bates House statement July 1, 2013 start. Not a Page-FISA signature.
- Detail Deputy Independent Counsel, Whitewater, 1995–mid-1997 Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr DCD bio; FJC. Clinton-era office. Not a Trump caption.
- Same court / later FISC D.D.C. colleague; later FISC judge and presiding judge after Bates left James E. Boasberg Boasberg FISC 2014–2021, presiding 2020–2021. Overlap is institutional, not a joint opinion on Page. Bates left FISC in 2013.
- Caption Named defendant, NAACP v. Trump (DACA) and the 2026 PRA cases President Donald J. Trump 1:17-cv-01907; 1:26-cv-01169; 1:26-cv-01402. A caption is not a conviction.
Sources
- DCD bio. dcd.uscourts.gov
- FJC. fjc.gov
- FISC judges list, July 2025. fisc.uscourts.gov
- Boasberg DCD bio (later FISC window). dcd.uscourts.gov