Jennifer A. Dorsey
Jennifer A. Dorsey | |
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Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
Assumed office July 9, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Larry R. Hicks |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Anna Cole[1] April 26, 1971 Las Vegas,Nevada,U.S. |
Education | University of Nevada, Las Vegas(BA) Pepperdine University(JD) |
Jennifer Anna Dorsey(néeCole;born April 26, 1971) is an American attorney and jurist serving as aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Early life and education[edit]
Dorsey was born in 1971 inLas Vegas,Nevada.[1]She received herBachelor of Artsdegree,cum laude,in 1994 from theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas.She received herJuris Doctor,cum laude,in 1997 from thePepperdine University School of Law.
Career[edit]
From January 1996 to February 1997, Dorsey was an intern for the firm Totaro & Shanahan and participated to the California Pro Bono Project.[2]
She joined the Las Vegas law firm of Kemp, Jones & Coulthard LLP upon graduation from law school and became a partner in that firm in 2004, serving until 2013. She practiced before both state and federal courts and handled a wide variety of matters including appeals, class actions, and complex commercial litigation.[3][4]
Federal judicial service[edit]
On September 19, 2012,Barack Obamanominated Dorsey to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, to the seat vacated by JudgeLarry R. Hicks,who assumedsenior statuson December 13, 2012.[3]On January 2, 2013, her nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 3, 2013, she was re-nominated to the same office. Her nomination was reported by theSenate Judiciary Committeeon May 16, 2013, by a 10–8 vote.[5]Her nomination was confirmed on July 9, 2013 by a 54–41 vote.[6]She received her commission on the same day.[4]
Notable rulings[edit]
In February 2019, she ruled in favor ofBrock LesnaragainstMark Huntafter Lesnar won a 2017 fight but failed to pass the drug test.[7][8]
In March 2019, she ruled in favor ofUniversal Music Groupand its singerJohn Newmanagainst the singer Alisa Apps, arguing that generic words and short phrases cannot be copyrighted.[9]
In April 2019, she sentenced a man who possessed 47,000 files of child pornography to nine years in prison.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Senate Judicial Nomination Questionnaire"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04.Retrieved2012-10-17.
- ^Response of Jennifer A. Dorsey Nominee to be United States District Court Judge for the District of Nevada to the Written Questions of Senator Amy Klobuchar,Senate.gov,23 April 2013
- ^ab"President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Courts".whitehouse.gov.19 September 2012 – viaNational Archives.
- ^abJennifer A. Dorseyat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- ^"President Obama Re-nominates Thirty-Three to Federal Judgeships".whitehouse.gov.3 January 2013 – viaNational Archives.
- ^"On the Nomination (Confirmation Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada)".www.senate.gov.
- ^(in Spanish)Sebastián Martínez,Se desestima la demanda de Mark Hunt contra Brock Lesnar, Dana White y UFC,Mundodeportivo.com,16 February 2019
- ^Brett Okamoto,Juez desestima la demanda de Mark Hunt contra el UFC,Espn.com,17 February 2019
- ^Universal Music Group Prevails In ‘Generic Lyrics’ Copyright Infringement Suit,Digitalmusicnews.com,18 March 2019
- ^Henderson man sentenced to prison for possessing child porn,Ktnv.com,15 April 2019
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