John W. Broomes
John W. Broomes | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | J. Thomas Marten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Wesley Broomes 1969 (age 54–55) New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin(BS) Washburn University(JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1991–1999 (Inactive Reserves from 1996–1999) |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | USS Hammerhead USS Tennessee |
| Awards | |
John Wesley Broomes(born 1969)[1]is aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Biography
[edit]Broomes graduated from theUniversity of Texas at Austinin 1991 with aBachelor of Sciencewith high honors in petroleum engineering. From 1991 to 1996, Broomes served in theUnited States NavySubmarine Force, where his awards included theNavy and Marine Corps Commendation Medaland threeNavy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.Broomes later attended theWashburn University School of Law,where he was an editor of theWashburn Law Journal.He graduated in 2002 ranked first in his class with aJuris Doctor,summa cum laude.
Earlier in his career, he served as alaw clerkto both JudgeMonti Belotand Magistrate Judge Donald W. Bostwick on theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas.Before becoming a judge, he was a member of the Hinkle Law Firm LLC inWichita, Kansas,where he practiced in the firm's Business Litigation Group with a focus onnatural resourceslaw.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On September 7, 2017, PresidentDonald Trumpnominated Broomes to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by JudgeJ. Thomas Marten,who assumedsenior statuson May 1, 2017.[3]A hearing on his nomination before theSenate Judiciary Committeetook place on November 15, 2017.[4]On December 7, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee byvoice vote.[5]On April 12, 2018, theUnited States Senateinvoked cloture on his nomination by a 74–24 vote.[6]His nomination was confirmed later that day by avoice vote.[7]He received his judicial commission on April 16, 2018.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: John Wesley Broomes"(PDF).
- ^"President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, September 7, 2017
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today".whitehouse.gov– viaNational Archives.
- ^"Nominations – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary".www.judiciary.senate.gov.November 15, 2017.
- ^"Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017"(PDF).Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on John W. Broomes, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas)".United States Senate.
- ^"PN988 – Nomination of John W. Broomes, of Kansas, for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017–2018)".www.congress.gov.September 7, 2017.RetrievedApril 13,2018.
- ^John W. Broomesat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
External links
[edit]- John W. Broomesat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- John BroomesatBallotpedia
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