Martha M. Pacold

Martha Maria Pacold (born February 3, 1979) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Martha M. Pacold
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Assumed office
August 19, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn W. Darrah
Personal details
Born (1979-02-03) February 3, 1979
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
EducationIndiana University (BA)
University of Chicago Law School (JD)

Education

Pacold was educated at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago.[1][2] She earned her Bachelor of Arts with highest distinction, from Indiana University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and her Juris Doctor with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Chicago Law Review.[3][4]

After graduation from law school, Pacold served as a law clerk to Judge Jay Bybee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She later clerked for Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2004–2005 term.

Earlier in her career, she served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and as Counsel to the Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice. She was previously an associate and then a partner in the Chicago office of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP. Pacold was also a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. She previously served as a Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of the Treasury.[3][5]

Federal judicial service

On June 7, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Pacold to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On June 11, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Pacold to the seat vacated by John W. Darrah, who took senior status on March 1, 2017.[6] On August 22, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On October 11, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 18–3 vote.[8]

On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[9] On April 8, 2019, President Trump announced the renomination of Pacold to the district court.[10] On May 21, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[11] On June 20, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 18–4 vote.[12] On July 30, 2019, the Senate voted 86–2 to invoke cloture on her nomination.[13] On July 31, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 87–3.[14] She received her judicial commission on August 19, 2019.

Memberships

She was a member of the Federalist Society from approximately 2000–2008.[15]

gollark: Great, I missed a pink zyu, someone wanted that.
gollark: The forums cannot be described. You have to see them for yourself.
gollark: If you are not constantly jacked into the ~~matrix~~ forums you'll miss everything going on.
gollark: Seems useless to change it.
gollark: What was the suggestion for changes, anyway?

References
  1. Hlotke, Suzanne G. (June 18, 1995). "See, It Pays To Listen To Mother". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. "Recent St. Ignatius Law Society Members" (PDF). St. Ignatius Alumni. February 20, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, June 7, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Wells Scholars Program" (PDF). Indiana University Newsletter. Summer 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. "Senior Executive Service; Legal Division Performance Review Board". Federal Register. 82: 50486. October 31, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. "Seventeen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 11, 2018
  7. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for August 22, 2018
  8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 11, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. Gregory, Patrick (January 23, 2019). "Trump Drops Obama Picks, N.Y., Calif. Names From Judges List". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominations", White House, April 8, 2019
  11. "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2019
  12. Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  13. On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Martha Maria Pacold to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois), United States Senate, July 30, 2019
  14. On the Nomination (Confirmation: Martha Maria Pacold, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois), United States Senate, July 31, 2019
  15. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Martha Maria Pacold
Legal offices
Preceded by
John W. Darrah		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
2019–present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.