Patrick David Davis

At a glance

Patrick David Davis has a documented background in Justice Department civil litigation, senior departmental counsel work, and congressional committee counsel. Former colleagues' Senate-submitted accounts connect that career with his nomination to lead DOJ's Office of Legislative Affairs.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Career and documented accomplishments

• Former Justice Department colleagues' letter describes seven years of Davis' trial-attorney work in the Civil Division's Federal Programs Branch. [1]
• The same first-hand account describes more than five years as counsel to House and Senate committees, trade-association counsel work, and more than two years as Deputy Associate Attorney General. [1]
• It identifies study at the University of Nebraska and Georgetown University Law Center; the letter does not supply graduation dates. [1]

Role and nomination context

• Davis' March 2025 written answers identify the proposed Office of Legislative Affairs role and discuss responding to congressional oversight requests and briefings from both parties. Commitments in those answers do not establish completed oversight performance. [2]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. Former DOJ colleagues' first-hand career account submitted for Patrick Davis' nomination

   Former Justice Department colleagues, via Senate Judiciary Committee. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. Patrick David Davis written nomination answers, March 2025

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.