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Corey Maze
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Corey Maze is a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. On May 15, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Maze to a seat on this court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Maze on June 12, 2019, by a vote of 62-34.[2] He received commission on June 18, 2019.[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is one of 94 U.S. district courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Maze was the special deputy attorney general for the state of Alabama from 2011 to 2019.[4]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On May 15, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Maze to a seat on this court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Maze on June 12, 2019, on a vote of 62-34.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Corey Maze |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 393 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: May 15, 2018
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: October 17, 2018
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: February 7, 2019
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| Confirmed: June 12, 2019
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| Vote: 62-34
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Maze on June 12, 2019, on a vote of 62-34.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Maze confirmation vote (June 12, 2019) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
11 | 33 | 1 | ||||||
 Republican |
51 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 Independent |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 62 | 34 | 4 | ||||||
Change in Senate rules
Maze was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established.
On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a change to chamber precedent lowering the maximum time allowed for debate on executive nominees to posts below the Cabinet level and on nominees to district court judgeships from 30 hours after invoking cloture to two.[5]
The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as the nuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[6]
It was the third use of the nuclear option in Senate history. In 2013, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to confirm presidential nominees, except those to the Supreme Court. In 2017, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.[7] For more, see Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Maze's nomination on October 17, 2018.[8]
The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported Maze's nomination on February 7, 2019.[9] Click here to see how the committee voted. Maze's nomination was one of 44 that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported that day.
Nomination
President Trump nominated Maze to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on May 15, 2018.[1]
At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Maze's nomination to President Trump.[10] Maze was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[11]
The American Bar Association rated Maze unanimously well qualified for the position.[12] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Maze received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Auburn University in 1999 and his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003.[4]
Professional career
- 2019-present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- 2003-2019: Office of the Alabama Attorney General
- 2011-2019: Special deputy attorney general
- 2008-2011: Solicitor general
- 2003-2008: Assistant attorney general[4]
About the court
| Northern District of Alabama |
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| Eleventh Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 8 |
| Judges: 6 |
| Vacancies: 2 |
| Judges |
| Chief: David Proctor |
| Active judges: Annemarie C. Axon, Liles Burke, Madeline Haikala, Anna Manasco, Corey Maze, David Proctor Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit based in downtown Atlanta at the Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse.
The Northern District of Alabama has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
There are seven court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Eastern Division, covering Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, and Talladega counties
The Jasper Division, covering Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, and Winston counties.
The Middle Division, covering Cherokee, Etowah, DeKalb, Marshall, and St. Clair counties.
The Northeastern Division, covering Cullman, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan counties.
The Northwestern Division, covering Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale counties.
The Southern Division, covering Blount, Jefferson, and Shelby counties.
The Western Division, covering Bibb, Greene, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees," May 15, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Congress.gov, "PN237 — Corey Landon Maze — The Judiciary," accessed June 17, 2019
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Maze, Corey Landon," accessed June 21, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Corey Landon Maze," accessed June 13, 2019
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
- ↑ Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
- ↑ NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN1962 — Corey Landon Maze — The Judiciary," accessed October 29, 2018
- ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," February 7, 2019
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees, 115th Congress," accessed October 29, 2018
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 2019-Present |
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Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
