Brantley Starr
Brantley Starr | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
Assumed office August 6, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Sidney A. Fitzwater |
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General of Texas | |
In office 2016–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979 (age 44–45) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Education | Abilene Christian University (BA) University of Texas (JD) |
Brantley David Starr (born 1979)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Biography
Starr received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Abilene Christian University, and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law. After graduating from law school, he was a law clerk to then-Justice Don Willett of the Supreme Court of Texas. Starr then served as a staff attorney to Justice Eva Guzman of the Supreme Court of Texas, and then worked as an Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Solicitor General, and Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel, all in the office of the Attorney General of Texas. From 2016 to 2019 he served as the Deputy First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, under Jeff Mateer.[2]
Federal judicial service
On March 8, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Starr to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.[2] On March 11, 2019, President Trump nominated Starr to the seat vacated by Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater, who assumed senior status on September 22, 2018.[3] On April 10, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On May 9, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[5] On July 30, 2019, the Senate voted 51–37 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[6] On July 31, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 51–39 vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on August 6, 2019.
Memberships
He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Brantley Starr
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, March 11, 2019
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for April 10, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 9, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas), United States Senate, July 30, 2019
- ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation: Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas), United States Senate, July 31, 2019
External links
- Brantley Starr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- Abilene Christian University alumni
- Federalist Society members
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- People from San Antonio
- Texas lawyers
- Texas Republicans
- United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
- University of Texas School of Law alumni