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'''William Scott Hardy''' (born |
'''William Scott Hardy''' (born 1971)<ref name="Questionnaire">[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Scott%20Hardy%20SJQ%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Scott Hardy]</ref> is an American [[lawyer]] from [[Pennsylvania]] who is a nominee to be a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]]. |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Education | Allegheny College (B.A.) Notre Dame Law School (J.D.) |
William Scott Hardy (born 1971)[2] 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.[3]
Legal career
Hardy practiced for more than a decade at
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his practice focuses on labor and employment matters.[3]
Nomination to district court
On November 6, 2019,
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5] On January 6, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[6] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on January 8, 2020.[7]
References
- ^ a b Erdley, Deb (November 6, 2019). "Trump nominates Scott Hardy to federal bench in Pittsburgh". triblive.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Scott Hardy
- ^ 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
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for January 8, 2020