W. Scott Hardy
W. Scott Hardy | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office July 31, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Nora Barry Fischer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Scott Hardy 1971 (age 52–53) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Allegheny College (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD) |
William Scott Hardy (born 1971)[2] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education
Hardy earned his
magna cum laude, from Allegheny College in 1993[3] and his Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1996.[4]
Career
After law school, Hardy was an
labor and employment law.[4]
Federal judicial service
On November 6, 2019, President
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[7] On January 6, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[8] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on January 8, 2020.[9] On May 14, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[10] On July 23, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 60–32 vote.[11] On July 27, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a 65–30 vote.[12] He received his judicial commission on July 31, 2020.[13]
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
- ^ https://vettingroom.org/2020/01/13/w-scott-hardy/comment-page-1/
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/w-scott-hardy-district-judge
- ^ "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. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Twenty-one Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 6, 2020
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for January 8, 2020
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 14, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. July 27, 2020.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. July 27, 2020.
- ^ W. Scott Hardy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- W. Scott Hardy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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