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==Fifth Circuit nomination== |
==Fifth Circuit nomination== |
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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 would assume the seat being vacated by Judge [[Edith Brown Clement]], who has announced her intention to take [[senior status]] upon the confirmation of her successor.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/10/05/sixteen-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Sixteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|date=October 5, 2017|publisher=}}</ref> On January 3, 2018 his nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]].<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2018/1/3/daily-digest "Congressional Record", United States Senate, January 3, 2018]</ref> |
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 would assume the seat being vacated by Judge [[Edith Brown Clement]], who has announced her intention to take [[senior status]] upon the confirmation of her successor.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/10/05/sixteen-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Sixteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|date=October 5, 2017|publisher=}}</ref> On January 3, 2018 his nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]].<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2018/1/3/daily-digest "Congressional Record", United States Senate, January 3, 2018]</ref> On January 5, 2018 President [[Donald Trump]] announced his intent to renominate Engelhardt to a federal judgeship.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-renomination-21-judicial-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Renomination of 21 Judicial Nominees", White House, January 5, 2018]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 22:26, 5 January 2018
Kurt Damian Engelhardt | |
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| Chief Judge of the Morey L. Sear | |
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| Born | Kurt Damian Engelhardt April 21, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BA, JD) |
Kurt Damian Engelhardt (born April 21, 1960) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He is a former nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Education and career
Born in
Louisiana State University Law Center in 1985. He was a law clerk to Judge Charles Grisbaum of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1987. He was in private practice in Louisiana from then until 2001, first at the law firm of Little & Metzger and then at Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale LLP. Concurrent with his private practice, he was appointed by the Governor of Louisiana to serve on the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, which adjudicates statewide ethics complaints against judges. In 1998, he was elected Chairman of the Commission by his fellow members.[1][2]
District court service
On September 4, 2001, Engelhardt was nominated by President
Morey L. Sear. Engelhardt was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 2001, and received his commission on December 13, 2001. He has served as Chief Judge since October 1, 2015. 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][2]
Fifth Circuit nomination
On September 28, 2017, President
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4] On January 5, 2018 President Donald Trump announced his intent to renominate Engelhardt to a federal judgeship.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Engelhardt, Kurt D. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of Judicial Candidates". September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Sixteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Congressional Record", United States Senate, January 3, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Renomination of 21 Judicial Nominees", White House, January 5, 2018
External links
- Kurt D. Engelhardt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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