Eric R. Komitee
Eric R. Komitee | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Eric N. Vitaliano |
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| Born | Eric Ross Komitee December 21, 1970 Freeport, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Emory University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Eric Ross Komitee (born December 21, 1970) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education
Komitee earned his
Legal career
After graduating from law school, he served as a
From 2008 to 2019, he served as General Counsel of Viking Global Investors in New York City.[1]
Federal judicial service
In August 2017, Komitee was one of several candidates pitched to New York senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand by the White House as judicial candidates for vacancies on the federal courts in New York.[2] On May 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Komitee to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. On May 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat that was vacated by Judge Eric N. Vitaliano, who assumed senior status on February 28, 2017. On August 1, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3] On September 13, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.[4]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
See also
References
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 10, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Tillman, Zoe (August 7, 2017). "The White House Has Pitched A Nominee For Manhattan's Powerful US Attorney Opening". BuzzFeed. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for August 1, 2018
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 13, 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "Trump Drops Obama Picks, N.Y., Calif. Names From Judges List". Bloomberg Law. January 23, 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominations", White House, April 8, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Ross Komitee to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)". United States Senate. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York )". United States Senate. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Eric R. Komitee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Eric R. Komitee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.