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==Renomination to district court under Trump==
==Renomination to district court under Trump==


His renomination was announced on September 7, 2017.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/07/president-donald-j-trump-announces-seventh-wave-judicial-candidates "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates", White House, September 7, 2017]</ref> On September 11, 2017, his nomination was officially sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/11/ten-nominations-sent-senate-today "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, September 11, 2017]</ref> His nomination was reported from the Senate Judiciary Committee to the full Senate by unanimous voice vote on October 26, 2017.
His renomination was announced on September 7, 2017.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/07/president-donald-j-trump-announces-seventh-wave-judicial-candidates "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates", White House, September 7, 2017]</ref> On September 11, 2017, his nomination was officially sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/11/ten-nominations-sent-senate-today "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, September 11, 2017]</ref> On October 26, 2017 his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]]. His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/10-26-17%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Walter David Counts III
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Afghanistan War

Walter David Counts III (born 1961) is an American attorney and jurist. Currently serving as a

United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Texas, he has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
.

Biography

Counts received a

Texas National Guard since 1986, serving as a State Judge Advocate since 2006. He currently holds the rank of colonel.[1]

Failed district court nomination under Obama

On March 15, 2016, President Obama nominated Counts to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert A. Junell, who took senior status on February 13, 2015.[2] On September 7, 2016, a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on his nomination.[3] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Renomination to district court under Trump

His renomination was announced on September 7, 2017.[4] On September 11, 2017, his nomination was officially sent to the Senate. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On October 26, 2017 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. His nomination is currently pending before the United States Senate.[6]

See also

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