William S. Stickman IV
William S. Stickman IV | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joy Flowers Conti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Shaw Stickman IV 1979 (age 44–45) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Duquesne University (BA, JD) |
William Shaw Stickman IV (born 1979) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education
Stickman earned his
Legal career
From 2006 to 2007, Stickman served as a
Federal judicial service
On May 3, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stickman to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On May 13, 2019, President Trump nominated Stickman to the seat vacated by Judge Joy Flowers Conti, who assumed senior status on December 6, 2018.[2] On June 5, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3] On June 27, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[4] On July 30, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–31 vote.[5] On July 31, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 56–34 vote.[6] He received his judicial commission on August 5, 2019.[7]
Notable ruling
On September 14, 2020, Stickman ruled that the
References
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 3, 2019 Archived January 20, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- National Archives.
- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 5, 2019". Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 27, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Shaw Stickman IV to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. July 30, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: William Shaw Stickman IV, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ William S. Stickman IV at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Reed Ward, Paula (September 14, 2020). "Federal judge rules Gov. Wolf's shutdown orders were unconstitutional | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Coleman, Justine (14 September 2020). "Federal judge rules Pennsylvania's coronavirus orders are unconstitutional". The Hill. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Federal Judge Rules Pa.'s Shutdown Order Unconstitutional; Wolf Administration Will File Appeal". 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Harris, Jon (September 14, 2020). "Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf to seek stay, file an appeal of court decision that shoots down public gathering restrictions". mcall.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Routh, Julian (September 17, 2020). "Gov. Wolf seeks stay on federal crowd-size ruling, arguing virus deaths will climb". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "#100 in COUNTY OF BUTLER v. THOMAS W. WOLF (W.D. Pa., 2:20-cv-00677) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
External links
- William S. Stickman IV at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.