Steven Paul Logan (born December 23, 1965) is an American lawyer and judge serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. He is a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Education and military service
Logan received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisville. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. After twenty-six years of service, Logan retired from the United States Marine Corps.[citation needed] He served two combat tours of duty in Iraq and one combat tour of duty in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Ribbon for combat operations during his second tour of duty in Iraq.[1]
Career
From 1999 to 2010, Logan served as an assistant United States attorney with the United States Department of Justice. As a Federal Prosecutor, he was a member of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) unit. He was responsible for prosecuting national and international drug trafficking and racketeering organizations. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a United States immigration judge in the District of Arizona. From January 2012 until May 16, 2014, he served as a United States magistrate judge in the District of Arizona.[1]
Federal judicial service
On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Logan to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[2] Logan was nominated by President Obama after consultation with Republican Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake.[3] On January 27, 2014, Logan appeared in Washington, D.C. before the United States Senate for his confirmation hearing. On February 27, 2014, his nomination was reported out of the committee by voice vote.[4] On May 12, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on the nomination. On Wednesday May 14, 2014 the Senate voted on the motion to invoke cloture by a 58–37 vote.[5] Later that day, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 96–0 vote.[6] Logan received his judicial commission on May 16, 2014.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. 19 September 2013 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 19 September 2013 – via National Archives.
- ^ Wingett Sanchez, Yvonne; Nowicki, Dan (September 19, 2013). "Obama nominates 4 Arizonans to fill U.S. District Court vacancies". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - February 27, 2014" (PDF). Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Steven Paul Logan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Steven Paul Logan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Steven Paul Logan at Ballotpedia
