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== Nomination to district court == |
== Nomination to district court == |
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On July 13, 2018, President [[Donald Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Leichty to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana]]. On July 17, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Leichty to the seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana]] vacated by Judge [[Robert Lowell Miller Jr.]], who took [[senior status]] on January 11, 2015.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/ten-nominations-sent-senate-today-4/ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. |
On July 13, 2018, President [[Donald Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Leichty to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana]]. On July 17, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Leichty to the seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana]] vacated by Judge [[Robert Lowell Miller Jr.]], who took [[senior status]] on January 11, 2015.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/ten-nominations-sent-senate-today-4/ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. A hearing on his nomination before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] has been scheduled for November 13, 2018.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/11/13/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2018]</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Damon R. Leichty | |
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| Born | Damon Ray Leichty 1971 (age 52–53) Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Wabash College (AB) University of Aberdeen (MLitt) Indiana University Maurer School of Law (JD) |
Damon Ray Leichty (born 1971) is an American lawyer from Indiana who is a nominee to become a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Education and career
Leichty earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Wabash College, a Master of Letters from the University of Aberdeen, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.[1]
After graduation from law school, Leichty served as a law clerk to Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He went on to join Barnes & Thornburg as an associate. He is currently a partner at that firm, where his practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including federal products liability cases.[1]
Leichty is currently an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School, where he teaches product liability law.[2] He has taught there since 2017.
Nomination to district court
On July 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Leichty to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. On July 17, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Leichty to the seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr., who took senior status on January 11, 2015.[3] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee has been scheduled for November 13, 2018.[4]
References
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Sixteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eleventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, July 13, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Notre Dame Law School faculty profile
- ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2018
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