CARL J. NICHOLS, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nomination
- Confirmed: May 22, 2019
- Nominated: June 7, 2018
- Renominated: January 23, 2019
- Age: 60
Career
- Partner, WilmerHale (2010-present)
- Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General, United States Department of Justice (unknown)
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Federal Programs Branch, United States Department of Justice (unknown)
- partner, Boies Schiller Flexner (unknown)
Education
- D., University of Chicago Law School (1996)
- Order of the Coif
- University of Chicago Law Review
- A., Dartmouth College (1992)
- Cum Laude
- High honors
Clerkships
- Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court (2006-2007)
- Judge Lawrence Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Links
- https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/carl-nichols-96-nominated-serve-district-judge-us-district-court-district-columbia
- https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=84679579&privcapId=9736023&previousCapId=9736023&previousTitle=Wilmer%20Cutler%20Pickering%20Hale%20and%20Dorr%20LLP
- https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/carl-nichols
Timothy J. Kelly, District of Columbia
Nomination
- June 7, 2017 – President Trump
- June 28, 2017 – Hearing before Senate Judiciary Committee
- Confirmed: September 5, 2017
- Age: 48
Career
- Counsel, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (2013 – Present)
- Chief Counsel for National Security
- Senior Crime Counsel
- Republican Staff Director, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (2007 – 2013)
- Assistant United States Attorney, D.C. (2003 – 2007)
- Associate, Arnold & Porter (1997 – 2003)
- Loaned Associate, Legal Aid Society
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (1997)
- Senior Editor, American Criminal Law Review
- Member, The Federalist Society
- Duke University, B.A. (1991)
- Cum Laude
- Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City
Links
Trevor N. McFadden, District of Columbia
Nomination
- June 7, 2017 – President Trump
- Confirmed: October 30, 2017
- Age: 38
Career
- Acting Principal Deputy Assistant AG (2017 – Present)
- Deputy Assistant AG, Criminal Division (2017 – Present)
- Associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP (2013 – 2017)
- Assistant United States Attorney, D.C. (2009 – 2013)
Education
- University of Virginia, J.D. (2006)
- Order of the Coif
- Editor, Virginia Law Review
- Member, The Federalist Society
- Wheaton College, B.A. (2001)
- Magna Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkship
- Judge Colloton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Links
Dabney L. Friedrich, District of Columbia
Nomination
- May 8, 2017 – Announcement
- June 7, 2017 – Nomination
- June 25, 2017 – Hearing
- November 27, 2017 – Confirmation
- Age: 50
Career
- Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Assistant United States Attorney
- Southern District of California, Criminal Division
- Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division
- Chief Crime Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee
- Associate Counsel, President George W. Bush
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D.
- Editor, Yale Journal on Regulation
- Legal Studies Diploma, University of Oxford
- University of Oxford, Trinity College, B.A.
- Magna Cum Laude
- Economics
Clerkship
- Judge Hogan, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Links
Katsas, Gregory G.
Nomination
- September 7, 2017 – President Trump
- Confirmed: November 28, 2017
- Age: 52
Career
- Deputy Assistant and Deputy Counsel to the President, The White House (2016 – Today)
- S. Department of Justice landing team, Donald Trump presidential transition team (2016)
- Partner, Jones Day (2009-2016)
- S. Department of Justice (2001-2009)
- Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division (2008-2009)
- Acting Associate Attorney General (2007-2008)
- Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division (2006-2008)
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division (2001-2006)
- Private practice, Washington, D.C. (1992-2001)
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States (1990-1991)
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1990-1991)
- Law clerk, Hon. Edward Becker, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1989-1990)
Education
- Princeton University B.A. (1986)
- Harvard Law School, J.D. (1989)
- Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review
Links
- http://www.jonesday.com/gregory-katsas-to-rejoin-jones-day-10-29-2009/
- https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Katsas
- https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress/THE_WHITE_HOUSE.pdf?cachebuster:27
Neomi Jehangir Rao, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated: November 13, 2018
- Age: 46
Career
- Administration, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (2017 – present)
- Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University (2006 – present)
- Director and Founder, Center for the Study of the Administrative State (2015 – 2017)
- Associate Professor with tenure (2012 – present)
- Assistant Professor (2006 – 2012)
- Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President, The White House (2005 – 2006)
- Associate, Clifford Chance LLP (2002 – 2005)
- Counsel for Nominations and Constitutional Law, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (2000 – 2001)
Education
- University of Chicago Law School; J.D. (1999)
- High Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Yale University; B.A. (1995)
- cum laude
Clerkships
- Justice Clarence Thomas, United States Supreme Court (2001 – 2002)
- Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1999 – 2000)
Links
- https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Neomi%20Rao%20SJQ%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf
- https://ballotpedia.org/Neomi_Rao
Justin R. Walker, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Nomination
- Nominated: June 24, 2019
- Confirmed: November 5th, 2019
Career
- Assistant Professor of Law, Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville (2015 – present)
- Co-Director of the Ordered Liberty Program
- Partner, Counsel at Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP [unavailable]
- Appellate Attorney, Gibson, Dun & Crutcher LLP [unavailable]
Education
- Harvard Law School; J.D. [unavailable]
- Notes Editor, Harvard Law Review
- magna cum laude
- Duke University; B.A. [unavailable]
- summa cum laude
Clerkships
- Justice Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States [unavailable]
- Judge Brett Kavanaugh, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [unavailable]
Links
