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''' Barry Weldon Ashe''' (born 1956) is a [[New Orleans]] lawyer. He is a partner in the office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann and is a nominee to be a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]]. |
''' Barry Weldon Ashe''' (born 1956) is a [[New Orleans]] lawyer. He is a partner in the office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann and is a former nominee to be a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]]. |
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==Nomination to district court== |
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On September 28, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Ashe to an undetermined seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]].<ref name="WHBio" /> On October 2, 2017, he was officially nominated to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Ivan Lemelle]], who took [[senior status]] on June 29, 2015 |
On September 28, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Ashe to an undetermined seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]].<ref name="WHBio" /> On October 2, 2017, he was officially nominated to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Ivan Lemelle]], who took [[senior status]] on June 29, 2015.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/10/02/eight-nominations-sent-senate-today "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, October 2, 2017]</ref> On December 23, 2017 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>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/executive_calendar/2017/12_23_2017.pdf, "Senate Executive Calendar – December 23, 2017" Senate of the United States, 115th Congress, December 23, 2017]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:43, 24 December 2017
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Tulane University (BA, JD) |
Barry Weldon Ashe (born 1956) is a New Orleans lawyer. He is a partner in the office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann and is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Biography
Ashe earned his Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University, summa cum laude, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude, was inducted into the Order of the Coif, and served as the senior managing editor of the Tulane Law Review.
Upon graduation from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Carolyn Dineen King on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Prior to enrolling in law school, he served for three years in the United States Navy, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant and received an honorable discharge.
He is currently a partner in the New Orleans office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C., where his practice spans a broad range of complex civil and commercial law matters, in both state and federal courts, at trial and on appeal.[1]
Nomination to district court
On September 28, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ashe to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.[1] On October 2, 2017, he was officially nominated to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge Ivan Lemelle, who took senior status on June 29, 2015.[2] On December 23, 2017 his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[3]
References
- ^ a b " President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, September 28, 2017
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, October 2, 2017
- ^ "Senate Executive Calendar – December 23, 2017" Senate of the United States, 115th Congress, December 23, 2017
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