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Harris Hartz
2001 - Present
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Harris L. Hartz is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He joined the Court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hartz earned his A.B. from Harvard College in 1967 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1972.[1]
Professional career
- 2001 - Present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- 1999-2001: Private practice, New Mexico
- 1988-1999: Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals
- 1979-1988: Private practice, New Mexico
- 1976-1979: New Mexico Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Commission
- 1977-1979: Executive director
- 1976-1977: Counsel
- 1976: Assistant professor, University of Illinois College of Law
- 1972-1975: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Mexico[1]
Judicial career
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Harris L. Hartz |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 168 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 21, 2001
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: October 25, 2001
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 29, 2001
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| Confirmed: December 6, 2001
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| Vote: 99-0
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 Returned: August 3, 2001
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Hartz was first nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit by President George W. Bush on June 21, 2001, to a seat vacated by Bobby Baldock as Baldock assumed senior status. The American Bar Association rated Hartz Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination.[2] Under Rule XXXI, paragraph six, of the standing rules of the United States Senate, Hartz's nomination was returned to the president on August 3, 2001. President Bush resubmitted Hartz's nomination on September 4, 2001. Hearings on Hartz's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 25, 2001, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on November 29, 2001. Hartz was confirmed on a recorded 99-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on December 6, 2001, and he received his commission on December 10, 2001.[1][3][4]
Noteworthy cases
SCOTUS reverses 10th Circuit ruling on disgorgement (2017)
On June 6, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Kokesh v. SEC, an appeal of a judgment of a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Judge Harris Hartz wrote the opinion of the panel. A federal law, 28 U.S.C. §2462, imposed a five-year statute of limitations to enforcement any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture. Pursuant to a guilty verdict in federal district court, a judge imposed various penalties on Charles Kokesh, including an order for disgorgement. "Disgorgement 'consists of factfinding by a district court to determine the amount of money acquired through wrongdoing ... and an order compelling the wrongdoer to pay that amount plus interest to the court.'" On appeal, Kokesh argued that the disgorgement order was in violation of §2462 because the order was time-barred by the five-year statute of limitations period. Kokesh argued that disgorgement constituted a penalty and a forfeiture under §2462. Writing for the panel, Judge Hartz held that disgorgement was not a penalty or a forfeiture under §2462, but was remedial.
In her opinion for a unanimous court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stated that disgorgement bore "all the hallmarks of a penalty: It is imposed as a consequence of violating a public law and it is intended to deter, not to compensate. The 5-year statute of limitations in §2462 therefore applies when the SEC seeks disgorgement." With this interpretation, the court reversed the Tenth Circuit panel's opinion.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 107th Congress," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 557 - Harris L. Hartz - The Judiciary," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 897 - Harris L. Hartz - The Judiciary," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission, June 5, 2017
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