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David Woll
2025 - Present
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David C. Woll, Jr. is principal deputy assistant secretary for community planning and development at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
On September 8, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Woll to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Woll's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021. Click here for more information on Woll's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 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.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On September 8, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Woll to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. [1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: David Woll |
| Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
| Progress |
| Returned 117 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 8, 2020
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| Returned: January 3, 2021
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Nomination
On August 12, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Woll to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.[2] The president officially submitted the nomination on September 8, 2020.[1] Woll's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021.[3]
Woll was nominated to replace Judge Dora Irizarry, who assumed senior status on January 26, 2020.[1][4]
Education
Woll earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.[2]
Professional career
Woll joined the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2017. Before that, he was a senior counsel for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, an assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and in the District of Columbia, counsel to the United States Deputy Attorney General, and a senior counsel at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Woll was also the managing counsel for the Bank of New York Mellon.[2]
About the court
| Eastern District of New York |
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| Second Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 16 |
| Judges: 16 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Margo Brodie |
| Active judges: Margo Brodie, Gary R. Brown, Sanket Bulsara, Pamela Ki Mai Chen, Nusrat Choudhury, LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, Ann M. Donnelly, Hector Gonzalez, Diane Gujarati, Eric Komitee, Rachel Kovner, Roslynn Mauskopf, Orelia Merchant, Natasha Merle, Nina Morrison, Ramon Reyes Jr. Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is one of 94 United States district courts. The courthouses are located in Brooklyn and Central Islip. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit based in Lower Manhattan at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Federal Courthouse.
The Eastern District of New York has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of New York consists of the following counties in the eastern part of the state of New York:
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 Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN2210 — David Carey Woll Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed September 9, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees," August 12, 2020
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Irizarry, Dora L.," accessed September 9, 2020
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
