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William Nardini
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William Joseph Nardini is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. On September 19, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Nardini to a seat on this court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Nardini on November 7 by a vote of 86-2.[1] He received commission on November 14, 2019.[2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Nardini was an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut from 2000 to 2019. After law school, Nardini served as a law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor of the Supreme Court of the United States.[3]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On September 19, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Nardini to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. The U.S. Senate confirmed Nardini on November 7 by a vote of 86-2.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: William Nardini |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 49 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 19, 2019
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously well qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: September 25, 2019
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 24, 2019
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| Confirmed: November 7, 2019
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| Vote: 86-2
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Nardini on November 7, 2019, on a vote of 86-2.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Nardini confirmation vote (November 7, 2019) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
36 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
 Republican |
49 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 86 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Nardini had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 25, 2019.[4] The committee voted 19-3 to advance Nardini's nomination on October 24.[5]
Nomination
On August 28, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Nardini to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.[3] The Senate officially received the nomination September 19, 2019.[1]
Nardini was nominated to replace Judge Christopher Droney, who assumed senior status on June 30, 2019.[6]
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Nardini well qualified for the position.[7] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Nardini was born in 1969 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1990 and his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as executive editor of the Yale Law Journal, in 1994.[3] He also attended the University of Rome in Italy on a Rotary Fellowship (1990-1991). In 1998, Nardini earned an LL.M. in European, comparative, and international law from the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy, which he attended as part of a Fulbright scholarship.[8][9]
Professional career
- 2019-present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- 2000-2019: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut
- 2014-2019: Criminal chief
- 2004-2010: Appeals chief
- 2002-2004: Deputy appeals chief
- 2000-2019: Assistant U.S. attorney
- 2010-2014: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attaché, U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy,
- 2005-2010: Clinical visiting lecturer, Yale Law School
- 1999: Visiting scholar, Italian Constitutional Court
- 1996-1997: Law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States
- 1994-1996: United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- 1995-1996: Law clerk to Judge Guido Calabresi
- 1994-1995: Law clerk to Judge Jose Cabranes[9]
Awards
- 2014: Achievement award, Connecticut Italian-American Bar Association
- 2012: Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service
- 2004: Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service
- 2003: Executive Office for U.S. Attoney's Director's Award
- 2003: Impact Award, Connecticut Law Tribune Young Leaders in the Law
- 1997-1998: Fulbright Scholar[9]
About the court
| Second Circuit |
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| Court of Appeals |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 13 |
| Judges: 13 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Debra Livingston |
| Active judges: Joseph Bianco, Maria Araujo Kahn, Eunice Lee, Debra Livingston, Raymond Lohier, Steven Menashi, Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam, William Nardini, Alison J. Nathan, Michael H. Park, Myrna Pérez, Beth Robinson, Richard Sullivan Senior judges: |
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Appeals are heard in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Courthouse in New York City.
Four judges of the Second Circuit went on to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. John Marshall Harlan II was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1955 by Dwight Eisenhower, Thurgood Marshall was appointed in 1967 by Lyndon Johnson, and Sonia Sotomayor was appointed in 2009 by Barack Obama.
The 2nd Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit's territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont. The court has appellate jurisdiction over the United States district courts in the following federal judicial districts:
- District of Connecticut
- Eastern District of New York
- Northern District of New York
- Southern District of New York
- Western District of New York
- District of Vermont
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
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Congress.gov, "PN1107 — William Joseph Nardini — The Judiciary," accessed September 20, 2019
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Nardini, William Joseph," accessed November 15, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee," August 28, 2019
- ↑ Committee, "Nominations," September 25, 2019
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of the Executive Business Meeting," October 24, 2019
- ↑ Hartford Courant, "President Trump nominates 12 for federal judgeships, including two from Connecticut," August 28, 2019
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed September 25, 2019
- ↑ Yale University, "William J. Nardini biography," accessed August 29, 2019
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: William Joseph Nardini," accessed September 25, 2019
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