Joshua Wolson
Joshua David Wolson (born 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Wolson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1974. He attended and graduated from Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, and then attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in 1996. Three years later, in 1999, he was awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School.[1]
Career
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1999, he served as a law clerk to Judge Jan E. DuBois, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2000.[1] He then joined Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., where he served for eight years as an associate in the firm's litigation and antitrust groups.
He returned to Philadelphia and joined Dilworth Paxson's litigation group in 2008, becoming a partner in 2010. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation matters, including antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, procurement, and civil rights disputes. He also served as a co-chair of the firm's Plaintiffs' Rights Practice Group and a member of the firm's executive committee.[1]
Federal judicial service
On May 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Wolson to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after the seat was vacated by Judge James Knoll Gardner, who assumed senior status on April 3, 2017. On May 15, 2018, Wolson's nomination was sent to the Senate. On July 11, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[2] On September 13, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[3]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Wolson for a federal judgeship.[4] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[5] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[6] On May 1, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 64–35 vote.[7] On May 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 65–33 vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on May 28, 2019.[9]
Memberships
On his Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, Wolson reported being a member of the Federalist Society, the American Bar Association, Republican Jewish Coalition, and the Republican National Lawyers Association.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 10, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for July 11, 2018
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 13, 2018" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Joshua Wolson to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. May 1, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Joshua Wolson, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. May 2, 2019.
- ^ Joshua Wolson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Joshua D. Wolson
External links
- Joshua Wolson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.