Edward John Leavy[1] (August 14, 1929 – March 12, 2023) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Leavy was born on August 14, 1929,[2] in Butteville, Oregon, along the Willamette River south of Portland.

[3] He continued as a judge in Lane County until 1976, and in 1974 spent time as a justice pro tempore on the Oregon Supreme Court.

His service terminated on April 8, 1987, due to elevation to the court of appeals.

[3] Leavy was nominated by President Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Otto Richard Skopil Jr.