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Coral W. Pietsch

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Coral W. Pietsch
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

13

Education

Bachelor's

College of St. Teresa

Graduate

Marquette University

Law

Catholic University of America


Coral W. Pietsch is a federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Pietsch was nominated to a fifteen-year term by President Barack Obama.[1]

Education

Pietsch earned her bachelor's degree from the College of St. Teresa, her master's degree from Marquette University, and her J.D. from the Catholic University of America.[2][3]

Professional career

  • 2005-2011: Chair of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
  • 2007-2008: Deputy rule of law coordinator for the U.S. Department of State's Baghdad provincial reconstruction team
  • 1986-1991: Attorney-advisor and labor counselor to the U.S. Army (Hawaii)
  • 1980-1986: Deputy attorney general, Hawaii
  • 1974-1980: U.S. Army JAG corps[2]

Judicial career

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Nominee Information
Name: Coral W. Pietsch
Court: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Progress
Confirmed 205 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: November 1, 2011
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ApprovedAHearing: March 28, 2012
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
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ApprovedAReported: April 26, 2012 
ApprovedAConfirmed: May 24, 2012
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Pietsch was nominated by President Barack Obama on October 31, 2011, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacated by Judge William Greene, Jr., who assumed senior status. Hearings on Pietsch's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on March 28, 2012, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wa.) on April 26, 2012. Pietsch was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on May 24, 2012, and she began her fifteen-year term of service in June of 2012. [1][4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 UScourts.gov, "Judge Coral W. Pietsch," accessed August 27, 2013
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The White House, "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts," October 31, 2011
  3. ↑ U.S. Department of Defense, "Waterloo to Washington: The Long Journey of Coral Wong Pietsch," April 24, 2001
  4. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1087 - Coral Wong Pietsch - The Judiciary," accessed July 15, 2016
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