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On September 7, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] nominated Katsas to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]], to the seat vacated by Judge [[Janice Rogers Brown]], who retired on August 31, 2017.<ref name="whitehouse2">{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/07/eight-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|website=whitehouse.gov|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marimow|first1=Ann E.|title=Trump taps White House legal adviser to serve on high-profile D.C. Circuit|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-taps-white-house-legal-adviser-to-serve-on-high-profile-dc-appeals-court/2017/09/07/07c67b98-93e2-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html|accessdate=November 18, 2017|work=Washington Post|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> On October 17, 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/10/17/2017/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2017]</ref> On November 9, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 roll call vote.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/11-9-17%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 9, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Schneier|first1=Cogan|title=More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Oppose DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/sites/nationallawjournal/2017/11/07/more-than-200-civil-rights-groups-oppose-d-c-circuit-nominee-greg-katsas/|accessdate=November 18, 2017|work=Law.com|date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> On November 27, 2017, the [[United States Senate]] voted to invoke [[cloture]] by a vote of 52–48.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00282 U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 282, United States Senate, November 27, 2017]</ref> On November 28, 2017, the Senate voted to confirm Katsas by a vote of 50–48.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00283 U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 283, United States Senate, November 28, 2017]</ref> He received his judicial commission on December 8, 2017.
On September 7, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] nominated Katsas to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]], to the seat vacated by Judge [[Janice Rogers Brown]], who retired on August 31, 2017.<ref name="whitehouse2">{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/07/eight-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|website=whitehouse.gov|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marimow|first1=Ann E.|title=Trump taps White House legal adviser to serve on high-profile D.C. Circuit|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-taps-white-house-legal-adviser-to-serve-on-high-profile-dc-appeals-court/2017/09/07/07c67b98-93e2-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html|accessdate=November 18, 2017|work=Washington Post|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> On October 17, 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/10/17/2017/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2017]</ref> On November 9, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 roll call vote.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/11-9-17%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 9, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Schneier|first1=Cogan|title=More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Oppose DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/sites/nationallawjournal/2017/11/07/more-than-200-civil-rights-groups-oppose-d-c-circuit-nominee-greg-katsas/|accessdate=November 18, 2017|work=Law.com|date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> On November 27, 2017, the [[United States Senate]] voted to invoke [[cloture]] by a vote of 52–48.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00282 U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 282, United States Senate, November 27, 2017]</ref> On November 28, 2017, the Senate voted to confirm Katsas by a vote of 50–48.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00283 U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 283, United States Senate, November 28, 2017]</ref> He received his judicial commission on December 8, 2017.

==Memberships==
He has been a member of the [[Federalist Society]] since 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Katsas%20SJQ.pdf |title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees |website=judiciary.senate.gov |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 20:17, 30 June 2018

Gregory G. Katsas
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Assumed office
December 8, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJanice Rogers Brown
Deputy White House Counsel
In office
January 20, 2017 – December 8, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
In office
July 2008 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPeter Keisler
Succeeded byTony West
United States Associate Attorney General
Acting
In office
June 22, 2007 – April 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam W. Mercer (Acting)
Succeeded byKevin J. O'Connor
Personal details
Born
Gregory George Katsas

(1964-08-06) August 6, 1964 (age 59)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSimone
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Harvard Law School (JD)

Gregory George Katsas (born August 6, 1964)

United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[2]

Biography

Katsas was born in 1964 in Boston to Greek immigrant parents.

Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy[4] and an executive editor of the Harvard Law Review.[5][6]

Early in his career, he served as a law clerk to Justice

Edward Roy Becker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[7][6] From 2001 to 2009, he served in many senior positions in the United States Department of Justice, including Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division and Acting Associate Attorney General.[6]

Prior to joining the White House Counsel’s Office, he was a partner at Jones Day, where he specialized in civil and appellate litigation.[8] He has argued more than 75 appeals, including cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and every federal appellate court.[6]

Federal judicial service

On September 7, 2017, President Trump nominated Katsas to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Janice Rogers Brown, who retired on August 31, 2017.[9][10] On October 17, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[11] On November 9, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 roll call vote.[12][13] On November 27, 2017, the United States Senate voted to invoke cloture by a vote of 52–48.[14] On November 28, 2017, the Senate voted to confirm Katsas by a vote of 50–48.[15] He received his judicial commission on December 8, 2017.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 1989.[16]

Awards

In 2009, he was awarded the Edmund Randolph award for outstanding service, the highest award bestowed by the United States Department of Justice.[6]

See also

  • List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

References

  1. ^ https://www.mylife.com/gregory-katsas/gregorykatsas
  2. ^ Karuppur, Abhiram (March 7, 2017). "Katsas '86 named Deputy Counsel and Deputy Assistant to President Trump". Daily Princetonian. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Profile of Gregory Katsas. VettingRoom.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "About". Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Retrieved April 3, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Gregory George Katsas
  6. ^ a b c d e "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates". whitehouse.gov. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Severino, Carrie (September 7, 2017). "Who is Gregory Katsas?". National Review. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Gregory Katsas to rejoin Jones Day". Jones Day. October 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Marimow, Ann E. (September 7, 2017). "Trump taps White House legal adviser to serve on high-profile D.C. Circuit". Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  11. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2017
  12. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 9, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee
  13. ^ Schneier, Cogan (November 7, 2017). "More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Oppose DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas". Law.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  14. ^ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 282, United States Senate, November 27, 2017
  15. ^ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 283, United States Senate, November 28, 2017
  16. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

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Preceded by United States Associate Attorney General
Acting
2007–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
2017–present 		Incumbent
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