Liam P. Hardy

Liam P. Hardy is a lawyer at the United States Department of Justice who is a nominee to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Liam P. Hardy
Personal details
EducationPrinceton University (BSE)
Stanford University (MS)
Georgetown University Law Center (JD)

Education

Hardy earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University, his Master of Science from Stanford University, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as the Senior Administrative Editor on The Georgetown Law Journal.[1]

Upon graduation from law school, Hardy served as a law clerk to Judge Margaret A. Ryan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He later served as a law clerk to Chief Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and to Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to joining the United States Department of Justice, he was a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis. Hardy is currently a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel. He also serves as a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, and as an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame Law School.[1]

Nomination to court of appeals

On May 6, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Hardy to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. On May 21, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Hardy to the seat being vacated by Judge Margaret A. Ryan, whose term expired on July 31, 2020.[2] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

See also
  • List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, May 6, 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2020


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