Kurt D. Engelhardt
Kurt D. Engelhardt | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
Assumed office May 10, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Edith Brown Clement |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
In office October 1, 2015 – May 15, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Sarah S. Vance |
Succeeded by | Nannette Jolivette Brown |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
In office December 13, 2001 – May 15, 2018 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Morey Leonard Sear |
Succeeded by | Greg G. Guidry |
Personal details | |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | April 21, 1960
Political party | Republican |
Education | Louisiana State University (BA, JD) |
Kurt Damian Engelhardt (born April 21, 1960) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, he was the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
District court service
On September 4, 2001, Engelhardt was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Morey Leonard Sear. Engelhardt was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 2001, and received his commission on December 13, 2001. He served as Chief Judge from October 1, 2015 to May 15, 2018.[3] During his service on the bench, Engelhardt served on the Judicial Conference Committee of Federal-State Jurisdiction, appointed in 2004 by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and reappointed in 2007 by Chief Justice John Roberts. From 2011 to 2012, he served as President of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.[1] His service on the district court terminated on May 15, 2018, upon elevation to the court of appeals.[3]
Court of Appeals service
On September 28, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Engelhardt to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, transmitting the nomination to the United States Senate on October 5, 2017. He was nominated to the seat being vacated by Judge Edith Brown Clement, who had announced her intention to assume senior status upon the confirmation of her successor.[4] The American Bar Association unanimously rated Engelhardt as "Well Qualified", the committee's highest rating.[5]
On January 3, 2018, his nomination was returned to the President under
References
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of Judicial Candidates". September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c Kurt D. Engelhardt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Sixteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". October 5, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Ratings of Article III and Article IV Judicial Nominees" (PDF). American Bar Association. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Congressional Record". www.congress.gov.
- National Archives.
- National Archives.
- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. January 10, 2018.
- ^ Quinn, Melissa (February 8, 2018). "Senate Judiciary Committee approves four Trump judicial nominations".
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 8, 2018" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit)". United States Senate. May 7, 2018.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit)". United States Senate. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
External links
- Kurt D. Engelhardt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Kurt Engelhardt at Ballotpedia