Paul S. Diamond
Paul S. Diamond | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office June 22, 2004 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Herbert J. Hutton |
Personal details | |
Born | Paul Steven Diamond January 2, 1953[1] Brooklyn, New York |
Education | Columbia University (BA) University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD) |
Paul Steven Diamond (born January 2, 1953) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and a former federal judicial nominee to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was appointed a federal judge by George W. Bush in 2004.
Education
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Diamond received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1977.[1][2]
Career
Diamond was an assistant district attorney in the
District court service
On January 20, 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Diamond to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Herbert J. Hutton. Diamond was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2004 by a vote of 97-0, and received his commission on June 22, 2004.
Third Circuit nomination under Bush
On July 2, 2008, the Legal Intelligencer reported that as part of a package of judicial nominees, President Bush had agreed to withdraw his then nominee to the
Presidential election cases
In 2016, Judge Diamond rejected Jill Stein's request for a recount of Donald Trump's victory in Pennsylvania.[6]
During the 2020 presidential election, Judge Diamond heard arguments from the Trump campaign who were seeking to stop Philadelphia's election board from counting remaining ballots. He advised the two parties to reach an agreement and he then dismissed the case without prejudice.[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-16-074117-3. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (September 2008). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
- ^ "Bush Nominates Judge for 3rd US Appeals Court". Archived from the original on October 17, 2008.
- ^ Law.com. Archived from the originalon July 7, 2008.
- ^ Duffy, Shannon P. (July 25, 2008). "Five Tapped for Federal Bench Openings in Pennsylvania". The Legal Intelligencer. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ Bradner, Eric (December 12, 2016). "Wisconsin, Pennsylvania certify Trump wins, ends Stein's recount push". CNN.
- ^ Briggs, Ryan (November 5, 2020). "Federal judge dismisses Trump's attempt to stop vote counting in Philadelphia". WHYY. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
Sources
- Paul S. Diamond at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.