Career
From 2012 to 2013,Bluestone was an intern at the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. [4] In 2014,Bluestone was an intern for the Office of the Chief Prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Military Commissions. [5] From 2015 to 2016,he was an intern for U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch. [6] Bluestone was a deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2018 to 2020. [3] Since 2020,he has served as an assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri at St. Louis. [7] From 2020 to 2021,he was a prosecutor in the violent crimes section. Since 2021,he has been Chief of the appeals section. [8]
Nomination to district court
On May 6,2025,President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Bluestone to an unspecified seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. [9] [2] On May 12,2025,his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Bluestone to the seat vacated by Judge John Andrew Ross,who assumed senior status on June 9,2023. [10] On June 26,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 party-line vote. [11] On July 23,2025,his nomination was confirmed by a 49–47 vote. He received his judicial commission on July 24,2025. [12]
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