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Robert E. Wier
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Assumed office
June 12, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byAmul Thapar
Magistrate Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
In office
September 1, 2006 – June 12, 2018
Succeeded byMatthew A. Stinnett
Personal details
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Harlan, Kentucky,U.S.
EducationUniversity of Kentucky(BA,JD)

Robert Earl Wier(born 1967)[1]is aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Biography

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Wier received hisBachelor of Artswith high distinction and departmental honors, from theUniversity of Kentucky,and hisJuris Doctor,with high distinction, from theUniversity of Kentucky College of Law,where he was valedictorian, and served as editor-in-chief of theKentucky Law Journal.

Wier started his legal career serving as a law clerk to JudgeEugene Edward Siler Jr.of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Prior to his judicial service, he worked in private practice as a member of the law firm Ransdell & Wier PLLC and, before that, as an associate with the Lexington, Kentucky, law firm Stoll, Keenon & Park.[2]

Federal judicial service

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Wier served as a magistrate judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentuckybefore becoming a district judge, a position to which he was first appointed on September 1, 2006, and reappointed in 2014.[2]Wier's service as a magistrate terminated when he was elevated to district court judge.[3]

On August 3, 2017, PresidentDonald Trumpnominated Wier to serve as a United States District Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky,to the seat vacated by JudgeAmul Thapar,who was elevated to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuiton May 25, 2017.[4]A hearing on his nomination before theSenate Judiciary Committeetook place on November 15, 2017.[5]On December 7, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee byvoice vote.[6]On June 4, 2018, theUnited States Senateinvokedclotureon his nomination by a 90–1 vote.[7]On June 5, 2018, Wier's nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.[8]He received his judicial commission on June 12, 2018.[3]

References

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  1. ^"United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Robert Earl Wier"(PDF).
  2. ^ab"President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of Judicial Candidates and Fifth Wave of U.S. Attorney Candidates".whitehouse.gov– viaNational Archives.
  3. ^abRobert E. Wierat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
  4. ^"Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today".whitehouse.gov– viaNational Archives.
  5. ^"Nominations – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary".www.judiciary.senate.gov.November 15, 2017.
  6. ^"Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017"(PDF).Senate Judiciary Committee.
  7. ^"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Earl Wier, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky)".United States Senate.June 4, 2018.RetrievedJune 4,2018.
  8. ^"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert Earl Wier, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky)".United States Senate.June 5, 2018.RetrievedJune 5,2018.
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Preceded by Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
2018–present 		Incumbent


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