Damon Ray Leichty (born 1971) is 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 the South Bend office of the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg, where he became a partner. His practice focused on complex civil litigation, including federal product liability cases.[1]
Leichty has been an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School since 2017, where he teaches product liability law.[2]
Federal judicial service
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 Donald Trump nominated Leichty to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr., who assumed senior status on January 11, 2016.[3] In early 2017, Leichty interviewed with Republican Senator Todd Young in April but wasn’t selected by the White House until April 2018 when he interviewed with Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly.[4] On November 13, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Leichty for a federal judgeship.[6] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[7] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[8] On July 9, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 87–11 vote.[9] On July 10, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by an 85–10 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on July 26, 2019.[11]
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
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- ^ Notre Dame Law School faculty profile
- ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018
- ^ "Damon Leichty – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana". 16 November 2018.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Damon Ray Leichty to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana), United States Senate, July 9, 2019
- ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana), United States Senate, July 10, 2019
- ^ Damon R. Leichty at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Damon R. Leichty at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.