Maryellen Noreika

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Maryellen Noreika
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Assumed office
August 9, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byGregory M. Sleet
Personal details
Born (1966-07-12) July 12, 1966 (age 57)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
EducationLehigh University (BS)
Columbia University (MA)
University of Pittsburgh (JD)

Maryellen Noreika (born July 12, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Biography

Noreika earned her

magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review
.

She began her legal career as an

patent law, and representing parties in cases involving biotechnology, chemistry, consumer products, computer science, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.[2]
Noreika worked at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell until she became a judge.

Before becoming a judge, she made campaign donations to both Republican and Democratic candidates, but mostly to Republicans.[3][4]

Federal judicial service

On December 20, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Noreika to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, to the seat vacated by Judge Gregory M. Sleet, who assumed senior status on May 1, 2017. Her nomination was part of a bipartisan package of nominees which included Colm Connolly.[5] On February 14, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee[6] On March 15, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] On August 1, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by a voice vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on August 9, 2018.[9] Maryellen Noreika has been considered a potential nominee for a federal judgeship in the Federal Circuit by President Joe Biden.[10]

Notable cases

See also: Weiss special counsel investigation

In 2023, Noreika presided over a case involving Hunter Biden laptop repairman John Paul Mac Isaac. He sued CNN, Politico, Hunter Biden, the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, and Adam Schiff over allegations they defamed him by claiming the laptop's content was Russian propaganda. Noreika dismissed the part against Schiff, and sent the rest to Delaware Superior Court.[4][11][3]

In 2023, Noreika was assigned to the criminal case against Hunter Biden.[12] In July, Biden was expecting to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and enter a diversion program on a gun charge. Noreika declined to accept the deal, pending clarification of its terms by the parties. Biden pleaded not guilty on the tax charges.[13]

References

  1. ^ Voruganti, Harsh (February 5, 2018). "Maryellen Noreika – Nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware". The Vetting Room. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. White House Press Office
    . December 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Patil, Anushka (July 26, 2023). "Who Is Maryellen Noreika, the Judge in the Hunter Biden Case?". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Watson, Kathryn (July 26, 2023). "Who is Judge Maryellen Noreika, the district court judge for Hunter Biden's plea deal?". CBS News.
  5. ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, December 20, 2017
  6. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for February 14, 2018
  7. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 15, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. ^ "PN1336 — Maryellen Noreika — The Judiciary". United States Senate. December 20, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Maryellen Noreika at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  10. ^ Kragie, Andrew (January 3, 2021). "65 Names To Watch When Biden Picks Circuit Judges - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Dorn, Sara (June 21, 2023). "Hunter Biden Case Assigned To Trump-Appointed Judge—Who Dismissed Part Of Lawsuit Surrounding His Infamous Laptop". Forbes.
  12. ^ "Hunter Biden's criminal tax and gun case brought by Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney is assigned to Trump-appointed judge". June 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Thrush, Glenn; Schmidt, Michael; Cameron, Chris (July 26, 2023). "Judge Puts Hunter Biden's Plea Deal on Hold, Questioning Its Details". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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2018–present 		Incumbent
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