John B. Owens
John Byron Owens (born 1971) is an American judge and lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
John Byron Owens
Early life and education[edit]
Owens was born in Washington, D.C. in 1971, and grew up in Northern California.[1][2] He is the grandson of Harold Agnew.[3][4]
Owens graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts with high distinction. While an undergraduate, Owens worked as a marketing assistant for the Golden State Warriors. He then attended Stanford Law School, where he was an editor of the Stanford Law Review. He graduated in 1996 ranked first in his class with a Juris Doctor degree with distinction.[1]