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On August 3, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] nominated Juneau to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Richard T. Haik]], who assumed [[senior status]] on March 6, 2015.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/03/eighteen-nominations-sent-senate-today "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 3, 2017]</ref> On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/04/2017/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 4, 2017]</ref> On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 roll call vote.<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> |
On August 3, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] nominated Juneau to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Richard T. Haik]], who assumed [[senior status]] on March 6, 2015.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/03/eighteen-nominations-sent-senate-today "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 3, 2017]</ref> On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/04/2017/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 4, 2017]</ref> On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 roll call vote.<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> |
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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 Juneau 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> On January 8, 2018 his renomination was sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate |
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 Juneau 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> On January 8, 2018 his renomination was sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate]].<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/nominations-sent-senate-today-2/ "Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, January 8, 2018]</ref> On January 18, 2018 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11-10 vote. His nomination is currently pending before the full [[United States Senate]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2001-18-181.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> |
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Juneau's nomination carries the support of [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] [[Bill Cassidy]] and [[John Neely Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/08/03/rayville-judge-nominated-federal-judgeship/539102001/|title=Trump taps Rayville judge for federal bench|publisher=''[[The News-Star|The Monroe News-Star]]''|author=Barbara Leader and Greg Hilburn|date=August 4, 2017|accessdate=August 6, 2017}}</ref> |
Juneau's nomination carries the support of [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] [[Bill Cassidy]] and [[John Neely Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/08/03/rayville-judge-nominated-federal-judgeship/539102001/|title=Trump taps Rayville judge for federal bench|publisher=''[[The News-Star|The Monroe News-Star]]''|author=Barbara Leader and Greg Hilburn|date=August 4, 2017|accessdate=August 6, 2017}}</ref> |
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Michael Joseph Juneau | |
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| Born | June 29, 1962 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BS) Harvard Law School (JD) |
Michael Joseph Juneau (born June 29, 1962) is an American lawyer from Lafayette, Louisiana, who is a nominee to be a Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Juneau is a founding member and shareholder of Juneau David, APLC.
Biography
Juneau was born on June 29, 1962 in
cum laude, from the Harvard Law School
, where he was selected as the best oralist in the Ames Moot Court competition.
As a lawyer in his Lafayette-based litigation firm, he handles a broad range of civil litigation in state and federal courts across Louisiana. He also has extensive experience administering mass tort settlements as a court-appointed neutral in significant mass tort and nationwide class action matters. In this capacity, he has managed some of the largest multi-district litigation in the United States, including In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation and In Re: Oil Spill by the Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010.[2]
Nomination to district court
On August 3, 2017, President Trump nominated Juneau to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard T. Haik, who assumed senior status on March 6, 2015.[3] On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 roll call vote.[5]
On January 3, 2018 his nomination was returned to the President under
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] On January 5, 2018 President Donald Trump announced his intent to renominate Juneau to a federal judgeship.[7] On January 8, 2018 his renomination was sent to the Senate.[8] On January 18, 2018 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11-10 vote. His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.[9]
Juneau's nomination carries the support of
John Neely Kennedy.[10]
References
- ^ Lawyer Central profile
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of Judicial Candidates and Fifth Wave of U.S. Attorney Candidates", White House, August 3, 2017
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 3, 2017
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 4, 2017
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "Congressional Record", United States Senate, January 3, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Renomination of 21 Judicial Nominees", White House, January 5, 2018
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, January 8, 2018
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ Barbara Leader and Greg Hilburn (August 4, 2017). "Trump taps Rayville judge for federal bench". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
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