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==Nomination to district court== |
==Nomination to district court== |
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On December 19, 2013, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] nominated Sorokin to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Joseph L. Tauro]], who took [[senior status]] on September 26, 2013 |
On December 19, 2013, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] nominated Sorokin to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Joseph L. Tauro]], who took [[senior status]] on September 26, 2013.<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, December 19, 2013]</ref> |
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He received a hearing before the [[United States Senate Judiciary Committee]] on February 25, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/nominations-2014-02-25|work=United States Senate|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> |
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On March 27, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]] and is now pending before the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Business Meeting|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%2003-27-14.pdf|work=United States Senate|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:58, 3 April 2014
Leo Sorokin | |
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Chief United States Magistrate Judge of United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office April 11, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63)[1] |
| Alma mater | Yale University Columbia University |
Leo T. Sorokin (born 1961) is the
Chief United States Magistrate Judge of the District of Massachusetts and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
.
Biography
Sorokin received a
United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Massachusetts, becoming Chief United States Magistrate Judge in 2012.[2]
Nomination to district court
On December 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Sorokin to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph L. Tauro, who took senior status on September 26, 2013.[3]
He received a hearing before the
United States Senate Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2014.[4]
On March 27, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote and is now pending before the U.S. Senate.[5]
References
- ^ "Sorokin, Leo T." United States District Court. District of Massachusetts. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on United States District Courts" White House, December 19, 2013
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, December 19, 2013
- ^ "Nominations". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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