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Carl Ezekiel Ross
Personal details
EducationOral Roberts University (BA)
College of William & Mary (JD)

Carl Ezekiel Ross is an American lawyer who serves as counsel to the United States House of Representatives. He is a nominee to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education

Ross earned his Bachelor of Arts from Oral Roberts University in 1999 and his Juris Doctor from William & Mary School of Law in 2003, where he served as associate articles editor on the William & Mary Law Review.[1]

Career

Upon graduation from law school, Ross served as a law clerk to James R. Spencer of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He worked as a litigation associate with Arnold & Porter before serving in the United States Attorney's Office. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. He serves as counsel to the United States House Committee on Ethics in Washington, D.C., where he investigates alleged violations of criminal law, civil law, and regulations, and prepares matters for adjudication by the committee.[1]

Nomination to D.C. superior court

On November 6, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Ross to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1] On November 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[2] He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Judith Bartnoff. On June 3, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the committee. His nomination was reported by favorably by the committee on July 22, 2020. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[3] His renomination was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2021.[4] President Joe Biden withdrew his nomination on February 4, 2021.[5]

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Ross to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[6] President Biden nominated Ross to the seat vacated by Judge Florence Y. Pan, was elevated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on September 23, 2021.[7] On July 12, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[8] On September 28, 2022, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by voice vote en bloc, with Senators Rick Scott and Josh Hawley voted no on record.[9] His nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

References

  1. ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "PN1284 - Nomination of Carl Ezekiel Ross for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Nominations of Errol R. Arthur, Kendra D. Briggs, and Carl Ezekiel Ross to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. July 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. September 28, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.


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