Jeremy D. Kernodle

Jeremy Daniel Kernodle (born 1976) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.[2]

Jeremy D. Kernodle
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Assumed office
November 2, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byMichael H. Schneider Sr.
Personal details
Born1976 (age 43–44)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationHarding University (BA, BBA)
Vanderbilt University Law School (JD)

Biography

Kernodle earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Administration from Harding University, and his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was valedictorian of his class.

Upon graduation from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Later, he practiced appellate and commercial litigation at Covington & Burling as an associate. After his stint at Covington & Burling, he served in the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as an attorney-advisor.

Before becoming a judge, he was a partner at Haynes and Boone, where he founded the False Claims Act practice group and worked on healthcare litigation.[3]

Federal judicial service

On January 23, 2018, President Trump nominated Kernodle to the seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge Michael H. Schneider Sr., who assumed senior status on January 7, 2016.[3][4] On May 9, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 7, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote.[6] On October 11, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on November 2, 2018.

References
  1. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Kernodle%20SJQ.pdf
  2. "Trump nominates four federal judges for Texas, including another Paxton aide to replace controversial 'Satan's plan' nominee". January 23, 2018.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, January 23, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate Today".
  5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 9, 2018
  6. Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 7, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. "PN1519 — Jeremy D. Kernodle — The Judiciary". United States Senate. January 23, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Michael H. Schneider Sr.		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
2018–present		 Incumbent
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