John Cronan (New York)

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John Peter Cronan
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Tenure

2020 - Present

Years in position

5

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1998

Law

Yale Law School, 2001

John P. Cronan is a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) on December 2, 2019. The U.S. Senate confirmed Cronan on August 6, 2020, by a 55-42 vote. To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States District Court for the Southern 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.

Cronan was the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. from 2017 to 2020.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2020-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On December 2, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Cronan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Cronan on August 6, 2020, by a vote of 55-42.[2] He received commission on August 10, 2020.[3] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: John Cronan
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Progress
Confirmed 248 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: December 2, 2019
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously well qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: March 4, 2020
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: May 14, 2020 
ApprovedAConfirmed: August 6, 2020
ApprovedAVote: 55-42

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Cronan on August 6, 2020, on a vote of 55-42.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Cronan confirmation vote (August 6, 2020)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 4 40 1
Ends.png Republican 51 0 2
Grey.png Independent 0 2 0
Total 55 42 3
Change in Senate rules
See also:
Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress
Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
United States federal courts

Cronan 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.[4]

The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as the nuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[5]

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.[6] For more, see Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.


Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Cronan had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 4, 2020.[7] The committee voted 12-10 to advance Cronan's nomination on May 14.[8]

Nomination

On November 6, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Cronan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[9] The president officially submitted the nomination on December 2, 2019. Cronan's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2020.[1]

The president nominated Cronan a second time on February 27, 2020.[10]

Cronan was nominated to replace Judge William Pauley, who assumed senior status on March 1, 2018.[1]

The American Bar Association unanimously rated Cronan well qualified for the position.[11] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Education

Cronan earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1998 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2001. During his legal studies, he was the editor-in-chief of the Yale Law and Policy Review.[9][12]

Professional career

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2016
    • Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service
    • Executive Office of the United States Attorneys Director’s Award
  • 2015:
    • New York City Federal Executive Board’s Award for Law Enforcement
    • Federal Law Enforcement Foundation’s Prosecutor of the Year Award
  • 2012: Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service
  • 2011: Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service[12]

Associations

About the court

Southern District of New York
Second Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 28
Judges: 26
Vacancies: 2
Judges
Chief: Laura Swain
Active judges: Ronnie Abrams, Vernon Broderick, Andrew L. Carter Jr., Jessica Clarke, John Peter Cronan, Paul A. Engelmayer, Katherine Failla, Jesse Furman, Margaret Garnett, Philip M. Halpern, Dale Ho, Kenneth Karas, John Koeltl, Lewis Liman, James Paul Oetken, Edgardo Ramos, Jennifer Rearden, Jennifer Rochon, Nelson S. Roman, Cathy Seibel, Arun Subramanian, Laura Swain, Analisa Torres, Jeannette Vargas, Mary Kay Vyskocil, Gregory Howard Woods

Senior judges:
Richard Berman, Vincent L. Briccetti, Naomi Buchwald, Valerie Caproni, Kevin Castel, Denise Cote, Paul Crotty, George Daniels, Paul Gardephe, Charles Haight, Alvin Hellerstein, Lewis Kaplan, John Keenan, Victor Marrero, Colleen McMahon, Loretta Preska, Jed Rakoff, Lorna Schofield, Louis Stanton, Sidney Stein, Kimba Wood


The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is one of 94 United States district courts. The Southern District is one of the most influential and active federal district courts in the United States, largely because of its jurisdiction over New York's major financial centers. 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 Southern 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 court shares geographic jurisdiction over New York City with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which manages Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island) counties, along with Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island.

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

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN1311 — John Peter Cronan — The Judiciary," accessed December 3, 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Congress.gov, "PN1599 — John Peter Cronan — The Judiciary," accessed August 7, 2020
  3. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Cronan, John Peter," accessed August 12, 2020
  4. ↑ The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
  5. ↑ Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
  6. ↑ NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
  7. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Nominations," accessed March 4, 2020
  8. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of the Executive Business Meeting," May 14, 2020
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees," November 6, 2019
  10. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate," February 27, 2020
  11. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed March 4, 2020
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 U.S. Department of Justice, "Former acting assistant attorney geneal John P. Cronan," accessed November 7, 2019
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees," accessed March 4, 2020

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