Karin J. Immergut
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Karin J. Immergut is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. On June 11, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Immergut to a seat on this court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Immergut on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2] She received commission on August 5, 2019.[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States District Court for the District of Oregon 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.
Immergut is also a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. She was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on May 19, 2024.[4]
Immergut was the Position 26 judge for the 4th Judicial District in Oregon, serving the Multnomah County Circuit Court, from 2009 to 2019.
Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2024-present)
Immergut is a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. She was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on May 19, 2024, for a seven-year term.[4]
U.S. District Court to the District of Oregon (2019-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
President Donald Trump (R) nominated Immergut to a seat on the District of Oregon on June 11, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Immergut on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
Nominee Information |
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Name: Karin J. Immergut |
Court: United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
Progress |
Confirmed 415 days after nomination. |
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Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Immergut on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[2]
Change in Senate rules
Immergut was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established in 2019.
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 Immergut's nomination on October 24, 2018.[1]
The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported Immergut's nomination on February 7, 2019.[8] Click here to see how the committee voted. Immergut's nomination was one of 44 that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported that day.
Nomination
President Donald Trump (R) nominated Immergut June 11, 2018, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. She was nominated to succeed Judge Anna Brown, who assumed senior status on July 27, 2017.[1]
At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Immergut's nomination to President Trump.[9] Immergut was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[10]
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Immergut well qualified for the position.[11] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Oregon 4th Judicial District (2009-2019)
Immergut was the Position 26 judge for the 4th Judicial District in Oregon, serving the Multnomah County Circuit Court, from 2009 to 2019.[12]
2016 election
Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 26, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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98.47% | 91,951 |
Write-in votes | 1.53% | 1,427 |
Total Votes | 93,378 | |
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016 |
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Circuit Courts are all selected in an identical manner. They are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[13]
The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[13]
Qualifications
To serve on the circuit court, a judge must be:[13]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a state resident for at least three years;
- a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
- a state bar member; and
- under the age of 75.
2010 election
- See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2010
Immergut was up for election in November 2010. She ran unopposed for the Multnomah County Circuit Court, winning with 97.49% of the vote.[14]
Early life and education
Immergut was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1960. She earned her B.A. in psychology and Spanish literature from Amherst College in 1982. She received her J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley in 1987. During her legal studies, Immergut was the managing editor of the Boalt Hall Industrial Relations Law Journal.[15][16]
Professional career
- 2024-present: Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
- 2019-present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- 2009-2019: Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon
- 2001-2009: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon
- 2003-2009: U.S. attorney
- 2001-2003: Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division
- 1996-2001: Deputy district attorney, Multnomah County District Attorney's Office
- 1998 (June-October): Associate independent counsel, Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr
- 1994-1996: Litigation associate, Gravel & Shea in Burlington, Vermont
- 1988-1994: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
- 1994: Chief, Training section
- 1992-1994: Deputy chief, Narcotics section
- 1988-1992: Assistant U.S. attorney
- 1987-1988: Litigation associate, Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.[16]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2009: Judge James M. Burns Federal Practice Professionalism Award, Oregon Chapter Federal Bar Association
- 2002: Oregon Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Award[16]
Associations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Multnomah Bar Association
- Delegate, Oregon Star Bar House of Delegates
- Member, Owen M. Panner American Inns of Court[16]
About the court
District of Oregon |
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Ninth Circuit |
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Judgeships |
Posts: 6 |
Judges: 6 |
Vacancies: 0 |
Judges |
Chief: Michael McShane |
Active judges: Amy Baggio, Karin J. Immergut, Mustafa Kasubhai, Michael McShane, Adrienne Nelson, Michael H. Simon Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the District of Oregon is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton, Oregon. The district court was created in 1859, when the state was admitted to the union. Appeals are submitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in downtown San Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse. Initial appeals are heard by the Ninth Circuit at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
The District of Oregon has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The jurisdiction of the District of Oregon consists of all the counties in the state of Oregon. These counties are split into subdivisions, consisting of the following counties:
The Eugene Division holds court in the Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse, covering the counties of Benton, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Marion.
The Medford Division holds court in the James A. Redden United States Courthouse, covering the counties of Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake.
The Pendleton Division holds court in the John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse, covering the counties of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler.
The Portland Division holds court in the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, covering the counties of Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Jefferson, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill.
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 District of Oregon
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Oregon 6th Judicial District
- Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon
- Oregon Circuit Courts
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Congress.gov, "PN2116 — Karin J. Immergut — The Judiciary," accessed October 29, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Congress.gov, "PN232 — Karin J. Immergut — The Judiciary," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Immergut, Karin Johanna," accessed August 7, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Membership," accessed May 19, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Oregon Courts, "List of Circuit Court Judges," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oregon," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Judge of the Circuit Court, Official Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Multnomah Bar Association, "Karin Immergut," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Karin Johanna Immergut," accessed August 1, 2019
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United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2024-Present |
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United States District Court for the District of Oregon 2019-Present |
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Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 26 2009-2019 |
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Active judges |
Chief Judge: Michael McShaneChief Judge: Marco A. Hernandez (Oregon) • Mustafa Kasubhai • Adrienne Nelson • Karin J. Immergut • Michael H. Simon • Amy Baggio | ||
Senior judges |
Ancer Haggerty • Ann Aiken • Anna Brown (Oregon) • Michael Mosman • Malcolm Marsh • | ||
Magistrate judges | John Acosta • Mark Clarke • John Jelderks • Paul Papak • Janice Stewart • Patricia Sullivan (District of Oregon) • Youlee Yim You • Jolie Russo • Stacie Beckerman • Andrew Hallman • | ||
Former Article III judges |
James Alger Fee • Matthew Paul Deady • Charles Byron Bellinger • Charles Edwin Wolverton • Robert Sharp Bean • Garr King • Michael Hogan (Oregon) • Owen Panner • James Redden • John Hugh McNary • Alfred Goodwin • Otto Skopil • Edward Leavy • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • William East • Gus Solomon • Helen Frye • John Kilkenny • Robert Jones (Oregon) • | ||
Former Chief judges |
James Alger Fee • Ancer Haggerty • Ann Aiken • Michael Hogan (Oregon) • Michael Mosman • Owen Panner • James Redden • Otto Skopil • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • Gus Solomon • Marco A. Hernandez (Oregon) • |
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2019 |
Eric Miller • Chad Readler • Eric Murphy • Neomi Rao • Paul Matey • Allison Jones Rushing • Bridget S. Bade • Roy Altman • Patrick Wyrick • Holly Brady • David Morales • Andrew Brasher • J. Campbell Barker • Rodolfo Ruiz • Daniel Domenico • Michael Truncale • Michael Park • Joseph Bianco • Raúl Arias-Marxuach • Daniel Collins • Joshua Wolson • Wendy Vitter • Kenneth Kiyul Lee • Kenneth Bell • Stephen Clark • Howard Nielson • Rodney Smith • Jean-Paul Boulee • Sarah Daggett Morrison • Rossie Alston • Pamela A. Barker • Corey Maze • Greg Guidry • Matthew Kacsmaryk • Allen Winsor • Carl Nichols • James Cain, Jr. • Tom Barber • J. Nicholas Ranjan • Clifton L. Corker • Peter Phipps • Daniel Bress • Damon Leichty • Wendy W. Berger • Peter Welte • Michael Liburdi • William Shaw Stickman • Mark Pittman • Karin J. Immergut • Jason Pulliam • Brantley Starr • Brian Buescher • James Wesley Hendrix • Timothy Reif • Martha Pacold • Sean Jordan • Mary Rowland • John M. Younge • Jeff Brown • Ada Brown • Steven Grimberg • Stephanie A. Gallagher • Steven Seeger • Stephanie Haines • Mary McElroy • David J. Novak • Frank W. Volk • Charles Eskridge • Rachel Kovner • Justin Walker • T. Kent Wetherell • Danielle Hunsaker • Lee Rudofsky • Jennifer Philpott Wilson • William Nardini • Steven Menashi • Robert J. Luck • Eric Komitee • Douglas Cole • John Sinatra • Sarah Pitlyk • Barbara Lagoa • Richard Myers II • Sherri Lydon • Patrick Bumatay • R. Austin Huffaker • Miller Baker • Anuraag Singhal • Karen Marston • Jodi Dishman • Mary Kay Vyskocil • Matthew McFarland • John Gallagher • Bernard Jones • Kea Riggs • Robert J. Colville • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • Gary R. Brown • David Barlow • Lewis Liman | ||
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2025 |
Whitney Hermandorfer • Joshua Divine • Cristian M. Stevens • Zachary Bluestone • Emil Bove |
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