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'''David Cleveland Joseph''' (born May 6, 1977) is an American lawyer who currently serves as the [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana|Western District of Louisiana]].
'''David Cleveland Joseph''' (born May 6, 1977) is an American lawyer who currently serves as the [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana|Western District of Louisiana]]. He has been announced as a nominee to be a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the same court.


== Education ==
Joseph received his [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Oklahoma]] and his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Paul M. Hebert Law Center]] at [[Louisiana State University]], where he was a member of the'' Louisiana Law Review'' and was inducted into the [[Order of the Coif]]. After graduation from law school, he clerked for Judge [[Jeffrey P. Victory]] of the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]] and Judge [[John Victor Parker]] of the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana]].
Joseph received his [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Oklahoma]] and his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Paul M. Hebert Law Center]] at [[Louisiana State University]], where he was a member of the'' Louisiana Law Review'' and was inducted into the [[Order of the Coif]]. After graduation from law school, he clerked for Judge [[Jeffrey P. Victory]] of the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]] and Judge [[John Victor Parker]] of the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana]].


== Legal career ==
Prior to joining the Department of Justice, he served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, as an attorney in the Professional Liability & Financial Crimes Section of the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]], and as an associate in the law firms of [[Fulbright & Jaworski]] and Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, PC.
Prior to joining the Department of Justice, he served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, as an attorney in the Professional Liability & Financial Crimes Section of the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]], and as an associate in the law firms of [[Fulbright & Jaworski]] and Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, PC.


Joseph previously served as an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the Western District of Louisiana, where he prosecuted a wide variety of offenses, with a focus on fraud, public corruption, white-collar crime, and crimes committed on the district's military installations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eleventh-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees/ |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of United States Attorney Nominees |publication-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2018}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
Joseph previously served as an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the Western District of Louisiana, where he prosecuted a wide variety of offenses, with a focus on fraud, public corruption, white-collar crime, and crimes committed on the district's military installations.<ref name="Feb16">{{Cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eleventh-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees/ |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of United States Attorney Nominees |publication-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2018}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>


== United States Attorney ==
On March 22, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2003-22-18.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 22, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> He was confirmed by [[voice vote]] later the same day.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1660/actions?r=17&overview=closed PN1660 — David C. Joseph — Department of Justice, congress.gov]</ref> He was sworn in on March 30, 2018.

On February 16, 2018, President Trump announced Joseph as the nominee to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.<ref name="Feb16" /> On March 22, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2003-22-18.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 22, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> He was confirmed by [[voice vote]] later the same day.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1660/actions?r=17&overview=closed PN1660 — David C. Joseph — Department of Justice, congress.gov]</ref> He was sworn in on March 30, 2018.

== Intent to nominate to district court ==

On November 20, 2019, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Joseph to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana]].<ref name="WHBio">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominee/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, November 20, 2019] {{PD-notice}}</ref> <!--On November XX, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.--> President Trump will nominate Joseph to the seat vacated by Judge [[Dee D. Drell]], who took [[senior status]] on November 30, 2017.<!--<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/seventeen-nominations-sent-senate-today-3/ "Seventeen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 11, 2018]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].-->


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Revision as of 23:28, 20 November 2019

David C. Joseph
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
Assumed office
March 30, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byStephanie A. Finley
Personal details
Born (1977-05-06) May 6, 1977 (age 46)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (B.B.A.)
Louisiana State University (J.D.)

David Cleveland Joseph (born May 6, 1977) is an American lawyer who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana. He has been announced as a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the same court.

Education

Joseph received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma and his Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. After graduation from law school, he clerked for Judge Jeffrey P. Victory of the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judge John Victor Parker of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.

Legal career

Prior to joining the Department of Justice, he served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, as an attorney in the Professional Liability & Financial Crimes Section of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and as an associate in the law firms of Fulbright & Jaworski and Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, PC.

Joseph previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana, where he prosecuted a wide variety of offenses, with a focus on fraud, public corruption, white-collar crime, and crimes committed on the district's military installations.[1]

United States Attorney

On February 16, 2018, President Trump announced Joseph as the nominee to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.[1] On March 22, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[2] He was confirmed by voice vote later the same day.[3] He was sworn in on March 30, 2018.

Intent to nominate to district court

On November 20, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Joseph to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.[4] President Trump will nominate Joseph to the seat vacated by Judge Dee D. Drell, who took senior status on November 30, 2017.

References

  1. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of United States Attorney Nominees". February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 22, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  3. ^ PN1660 — David C. Joseph — Department of Justice, congress.gov
  4. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, November 20, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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