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== Nomination to district court == |
== Nomination to district court == |
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On November 6, 2019, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Hardy to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]]. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Hardy to the seat vacated by Judge [[Nora Barry Fischer]], who took [[senior status]] on June 13, 2019.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-one-withdrawal-sent-senate-2/ "Eight Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, December 2, 2019]</ref> Pennsylvania Senators [[Pat Toomey]] and [[Bob Casey Jr.]] endorsed the nomination.<ref name="Triblive">{{Cite web |url=https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/trump-nominates-scott-hardy-to-federal-bench-in-pittsburgh/ |title=Trump nominates Scott Hardy to federal bench in Pittsburgh |last=Erdley |first=Deb |date=November 6, 2019 |website=triblive.com |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> On January 3, 2020, 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>{{Cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1312 |title=PN1312 - Nomination of William Scott Hardy for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020) |date=2020-01-03 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref> |
On November 6, 2019, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Hardy to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]]. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Hardy to the seat vacated by Judge [[Nora Barry Fischer]], who took [[senior status]] on June 13, 2019.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-one-withdrawal-sent-senate-2/ "Eight Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, December 2, 2019]</ref> Pennsylvania Senators [[Pat Toomey]] and [[Bob Casey Jr.]] endorsed the nomination.<ref name="Triblive">{{Cite web |url=https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/trump-nominates-scott-hardy-to-federal-bench-in-pittsburgh/ |title=Trump nominates Scott Hardy to federal bench in Pittsburgh |last=Erdley |first=Deb |date=November 6, 2019 |website=triblive.com |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> On January 3, 2020, 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>{{Cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1312 |title=PN1312 - Nomination of William Scott Hardy for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020) |date=2020-01-03 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref> On January 6, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate. <ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/twenty-one-nominations-sent-senate/ "Twenty-one Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 6, 2020]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 23:39, 6 January 2020
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 52–53)[1] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Allegheny College (B.A.) Notre Dame Law School (J.D.) |
William Scott Hardy (born c. 1970/1971) is an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education
Hardy earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Allegheny College and his Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School.[2]
Legal career
Hardy practiced for more than a decade at
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his practice focuses on labor and employment matters.[2]
Nomination to district court
On November 6, 2019,
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4] On January 6, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate. [5] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee
.
References
- ^ a b c Erdley, Deb (November 6, 2019). "Trump nominates Scott Hardy to federal bench in Pittsburgh". triblive.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 6, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eight Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, December 2, 2019
- ^ "PN1312 - Nomination of William Scott Hardy for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Twenty-one Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 6, 2020
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