Kirk E. Sherriff
Kirk E. Sherriff | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Ana de Alba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirk Edward Sherriff[1] 1968 (age 55–56) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Samya Burney |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Kirk Edward Sherriff (born 1968)[2] is an American lawyer from California who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California since 2024.
Early life and education
Sherff grew up in Sacramento, raised by a single mother.[3] Sherriff received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Columbia University in 1990 and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1995.[4][1]
Career
Before law school, Sherriff worked as a high school teacher in public schools in the
Fresno.[5]
Federal judicial service
On September 6, 2023, President
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate[9] and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.[10] On January 18, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.[11][12] On January 25, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 51–42 vote.[13] On January 31, 2024, his nomination was confirmed by a 54–45 vote.[14] Sherriff received his judicial commission on February 7, 2024,[15] and took the oath of office on the same day.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Kirk Edward Sherriff Profile | Fresno, CA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Taub, David (November 29, 2023). "Federal Judicial Nominee From Fresno Faces Senate GOP Grilling on ACLU Connection".
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Eastern District of California | U.S. Attorney Announces New Fresno Office Chief | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 29, 2023.
- ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. (November 29, 2023). "Senate Dems urge more bipartisan help in advancing red state court nominees". Courthouse News. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "PN1151 — Kirk Edward Sherriff — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kirk Edward Sherriff to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California)". United States Senate. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kirk Edward Sherriff, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California)". United States Senate. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Kirk E. Sherriff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "RED LETTER DAY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA". caed.uscourts.gov (Press release). Retrieved February 9, 2024.
External links
- Kirk E. Sherriff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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