Charles R. Eskridge III

Charles Robert Eskridge III[2] (born April 23, 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Charles R. Eskridge III
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Assumed office
October 17, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byGray H. Miller
Personal details
Born (1963-04-23) April 23, 1963[1]
Cleveland, Ohio
EducationTrinity University (B.S.)
Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Eskridge earned his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Trinity University and his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law. While in law school, he served as an editor of the Pepperdine Law Review.[3]

Upon graduation from law school, Eskridge served as a law clerk to Judge Charles Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and to Justice Byron White of the Supreme Court of the United States. From 1994–2019, he was in private practice. He previously spent over two decades in the Houston, Texas, office of Susman Godfrey and then was partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.[3] Eskridge serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, teaching a course on the origins of the federal constitution.[3]

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Eskridge to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On May 13, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Eskridge to the seat vacated by Judge Gray H. Miller, who took senior status on December 9, 2018.[4] On June 5, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 27, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[6] On October 16, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 61–31.[7] He received his judicial commission on October 17, 2019. He took his seat on October 22, 2019.[8]

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since August 2013.[9]

References
  1. Hubbell, Martindale (April 2003). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 10; Volume 12; Volume 14. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561605514.
  2. Romain v. Walters
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 3, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, May 13, 2019
  5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 5, 2019
  6. Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 27, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 321, United States Senate, October 16, 2019
  8. "Biography of Judge Charles R. Eskridge III". www.txs.uscourts.gov. Southern District of Texas. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  9. "Charles Eskridge". www.quinnemanuel.com. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Gray H. Miller		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
2019–present		 Incumbent
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