John L. Badalamenti

John Leonard Badalamenti (born 1973)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

John L. Badalamenti
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Assumed office
June 4, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byElizabeth A. Kovachevich
Judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal
In office
April 29, 2015 – June 4, 2020
Appointed byRick Scott
Preceded byCharles A. Davis
Succeeded bySuzanne Labrit
Personal details
Born
John Leonard Badalamenti

1973 (age 46–47)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA, MA, JD)

Biography

Badalamenti received a Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, a Master of Arts, and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Florida. He began his career as a U.S. Department of Justice Honors Attorney, serving as an attorney-advisor at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He then clerked for Judges Frank M. Hull and Paul H. Roney of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Badalamenti was also an associate at Carlton Fields, P.A.[2] From 2015–2020, he served as a Judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal after being appointed by Governor Rick Scott. He served for nearly a decade as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Middle District of Florida. He is an Eagle Scout and serves as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America.[3][2]

He was counsel of record, authored the petition for writ of certiorari, and presented oral argument in the Supreme Court of the United States for the prevailing petitioner in Yates v. United States (2015), 135 S. Ct. 1074 (2015) (holding that a fish is not a "tangible object" under a criminal provision, 18 U.S.C. § 1519, of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).[4]

Federal judicial service

On December 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Badalamenti to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.[3] On February 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. President Trump nominated Badalamenti to the seat vacated by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, who took senior status on December 14, 2018.[5] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on February 12, 2020.[6] On March 12, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–6 vote.[7] On May 21, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a vote of 65–28.[8] On June 1, 2020, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 55–22.[9] He received his judicial commission on June 4, 2020.

Cases

In 2020, as part of a three-judge panel, he overturned a lower court decision allowing the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to have foster children vaccinated over parental objections.[10]

He concurred without comment in a case where a former same-sex partner requested parental rights to his former partner’s biological child.[11][12]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: John Badalamenti
  2. "Judge John L. Badalamenti". Second District Court of Appeal. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. December 23, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Yates v. United States". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  5. "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 4, 2020
  6. Nominations for February 12, 2020
  7. Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 12, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Leonard Badalamenti to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida) United States Senate, May 21, 2020
  9. On the Nomination (Confirmation: John Leonard Badalamenti, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida) United States Senate, June 1, 2020
  10. Florida, News Service of. "Foster Children Immunization Ruling Overturned". health.wusf.usf.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  11. Florida, News Service of. "Florida Court Rejects Same-Sex Couple's 'Coparenting Agreement'". health.wusf.usf.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  12. Judge, SILBERMAN. "SPRINGER v. SPRINGER | 277 So.3d 727 (2019) |... | 20190719180| Leagle.com". Leagle. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles A. Davis		 Judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal
2015–2020		 Succeeded by
Suzanne Labrit
Preceded by
Elizabeth A. Kovachevich		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
2020–present		 Incumbent
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