Danielle J. Hunsaker

Danielle Jo Hunsaker (born 1977)[1] is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Danielle J. Hunsaker
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
November 12, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byDiarmuid O'Scannlain
Presiding Judge of the Washington County Circuit Court
In office
December 2017 – November 12, 2019
Appointed byKate Brown
Preceded bySuzanne M. Upton
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born
Danielle Jo Forrest

1977 (age 42–43)
Roseburg, Oregon, U.S.
ResidencePortland, Oregon
EducationRicks College (AAS)
University of Idaho (BS, JD)

Early life and career

Hunsaker earned her Associate of Applied Science from Ricks College, her Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from the University of Idaho, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law, summa cum laude, where she served as Lead Articles Editor of the Idaho Law Review. After graduating from law school, Hunsaker served as a law clerk to Judge Paul Joseph Kelly Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and to Judge Michael W. Mosman of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. After a brief stint in private practice, she clerked for Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[2] Hunsaker then worked at Larkins Vacura Kayser, becoming a partner prior to her appointment to the Washington County Circuit Court in 2017.[3]

From 2011–2016, Hunsaker taught Advanced Civil Procedure as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School.[3]

State court service

On November 9, 2017, Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of Hunsaker to the Washington County Circuit Court to the seat vacated by Suzanne M. Upton, effective immediately.[4] She resigned her post when she was elevated to be a federal Circuit Court judge.

Federal judicial service

Hunsaker was one of four individuals recommended for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Oregon's two U.S. Senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.[5] Wyden and Merkley had both opposed Ryan Bounds, President Trump's previous nominee to the Ninth Circuit seat.[6] On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Hunsaker to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[3] On September 19, 2019, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate. She was nominated to fill the seat vacated by Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain who assumed senior status on December 31, 2016.[7] On September 25, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] On October 24, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a vote of 16–6.[9] On November 5, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a vote of 75–18.[10] On November 6, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by the full Senate by a vote of 73–17.[11] She received her judicial commission on November 12, 2019.

Memberships

She was a member of the Federalist Society from 2002–2006 and again from 2017–present.[1]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Danielle Hunsaker
  2. Powell, Meerah (August 29, 2019). "Washington County Judge Nominated To US 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee". whitehouse.gov. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Governor Brown Appoints Danielle Hunsaker to Washington County Circuit Court". www.oregon.gov. November 9, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  5. Bernstein, Maxine (August 29, 2019). "President Trump nominates Washington County's presiding judge to fill vacancy on federal appeals court". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. Jaquiss, Nigel (August 21, 2019). "Wyden, Merkley Send Names to White House for Prestigious Appellate Court Judgeship". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. "Eight Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 19, 2019
  8. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 25, 2019
  9. Results of Executive Business – October 24, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Danielle J. Hunsaker to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  11. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Diarmuid O’Scannlain		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
2019–present		 Incumbent
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