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Jacques Wiener
2010 - Present
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Jacques Loeb Wiener, Jr. is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Wiener graduated from Tulane University with his bachelor's degree in 1956 and from Tulane University Law School with his J.D. in 1961.[1]
Military service
Weiner served in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a lieutenant junior grade from 1956 to 1958.[1]
Professional career
- 1961-1990: Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana[1]
Judicial career
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Jacques L. Wiener Jr. |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 620 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 27, 1988
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: February 21, 1990
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 8, 1990
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| Confirmed: March 9, 1990
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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 Returned: October 22, 1988
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Wiener was first nominated by President George H.W. Bush on June 27, 1988, to a seat vacated by Judge Robert Madden Hill. On October 22, 1988, Wiener's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment on the U.S. Senate. President Bush resubmitted Wiener's nomination on November 17, 1989. The American Bar Association rated Wiener Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Wiener's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 21, 1990, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on March 8, 1990. Wiener was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on March 9, 1990, and he received his commission on March 12, 1990. Wiener assumed senior status on September 30, 2010.[1][3][4] He was succeeded in this position by Judge Stephen Higginson.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 101st Congress," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1208 — Jacques L. Wiener Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 898 — Jacques L. Wiener Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Madden Hill |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1990–2010 |
Succeeded by: Stephen Higginson
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
