Judge Edward Leavy, 93, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, died March 12, 2023. Judge Leavy was born Aug. 14, 1929, on the family hop farm near Butteville, Oregon, and served as a judge in both state and federal courts for 66 years.
Judge Leavy assumed senior status in 1997 and continued to participate in the court’s cases until 2022.