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=== Federal judicial service ===
=== Federal judicial service ===


Since 2019, Kiel has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Edward S. Kiel {{!}} United States Courts |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/judicial-milestones/edward-s-kiel |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=www.uscourts.gov |language=en}}</ref> On October 4, 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Kiel to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]. Kiel was recommended to the Biden administration by Senators [[Cory Booker]] and [[Bob Menendez]].<ref name="Globe-09-06-23" /> President Biden nominated Kiel to the seat being vacated by Judge [[Kevin McNulty (judge)|Kevin McNulty]], who subsequently assumed [[senior status]] on October 31, 2023.<ref name="Globe-09-06-23">{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Biden picks Semper, Kiel as federal judges |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/biden-names-semper-kiel-as-federal-judges/ |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Wildstein-10-04-23">{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Biden taps Kiel for federal judgeship |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/fl/biden-taps-kiel-for-federal-judgeship/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=October 4, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/04/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-125/}}</ref> On November 1, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=October 30, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/11/01/2023/nominations}}</ref> During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican senators over his views on the [[2023 Israel-Hamas war]] and [[antisemitism on college campuses]]. Kiel previously worked with the [[Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund]], a group which senator [[Josh Hawley]] said had "recently released controversial statements supporting [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 1, 2023|last=Fox|first=Joey|title=Kiel appears before Judiciary Committee for federal judgeship|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/kiel-appears-before-judiciary-committee-for-federal-judgeship/amp/|website=newjerseyglobe.com|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> On November 30, 2023, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a party line 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-11-30_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 30, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=November 30, 2023}}</ref> On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the president under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2024 |title=PN1066 — Edward Sunyol Kiel — The Judiciary |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1066 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 8, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/01/08/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-133/}}</ref> On January 18, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 [[party-line vote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2024-01-18_-_ebm_-_results1.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate |date=January 18, 2024 |publisher=United States Senate Judiciary Committee |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-twenty-judicial-nominations-one-executive-nomination-to-the-full-senate |access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref> His nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate]].
Since 2019, Kiel has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Edward S. Kiel {{!}} United States Courts |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/judicial-milestones/edward-s-kiel |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=www.uscourts.gov |language=en}}</ref> On October 4, 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Kiel to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]. Kiel was recommended to the Biden administration by Senators [[Cory Booker]] and [[Bob Menendez]].<ref name="Globe-09-06-23" /> President Biden nominated Kiel to the seat being vacated by Judge [[Kevin McNulty (judge)|Kevin McNulty]], who subsequently assumed [[senior status]] on October 31, 2023.<ref name="Globe-09-06-23">{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Biden picks Semper, Kiel as federal judges |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/biden-names-semper-kiel-as-federal-judges/ |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Wildstein-10-04-23">{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Biden taps Kiel for federal judgeship |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/fl/biden-taps-kiel-for-federal-judgeship/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=October 4, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/04/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-125/}}</ref> On November 1, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=October 30, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/11/01/2023/nominations}}</ref> During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican senators over his views on the [[2023 Israel-Hamas war]] and [[antisemitism on college campuses]]. Kiel previously worked with the [[Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund]], a group which senator [[Josh Hawley]] said had "recently released controversial statements supporting [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 1, 2023|last=Fox|first=Joey|title=Kiel appears before Judiciary Committee for federal judgeship|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/kiel-appears-before-judiciary-committee-for-federal-judgeship/amp/|website=newjerseyglobe.com|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> On November 30, 2023, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a party line 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-11-30_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 30, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=November 30, 2023}}</ref> On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the president under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2024 |title=PN1066 — Edward Sunyol Kiel — The Judiciary |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1066 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 8, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/01/08/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-133/}}</ref> On January 18, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 [[party-line vote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2024-01-18_-_ebm_-_results1.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate |date=January 18, 2024 |publisher=United States Senate Judiciary Committee |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-twenty-judicial-nominations-one-executive-nomination-to-the-full-senate |access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref> His nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate]]. On March 14, 2024, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed for cloture on Kiel's nomination.<ref>https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1768349772975309169<ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 18:55, 14 March 2024

Edward S. Kiel
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Assumed office
July 16, 2019
Personal details
Born
Sun Yol Kiel (길선열)

1965 (age 58–59)
Daegu, South Korea
EducationRutgers University (BA, BS)
University of Notre Dame (JD)

Edward Sunyol Kiel (born 1965)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2019. He is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.

Education

Kiel received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Rutgers University in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1991.[2][3]

Career

From 1991 to 1992, Kiel served as a law clerk for Presiding Criminal Judge Michael R. Imbriani of the Somerset County Superior Court. From 1992 to 1994, he was an associate with Jamieson Moore Peskin & Spicer in Princeton, from 1994 to 1998 with Beattie Padovano in Montvale and from 1998 to 2001 with Cole Schotz in Hackensack. He later served as partner at Cole Schotz from 2001 to 2019.[3] In 2023, Kiel had been under consideration for appointment to the Supreme Court of New Jersey by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.[4]

Federal judicial service

Since 2019, Kiel has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.[3][5] On October 4, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Kiel to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Kiel was recommended to the Biden administration by Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez.[6] President Biden nominated Kiel to the seat being vacated by Judge Kevin McNulty, who subsequently assumed senior status on October 31, 2023.[6][7][8] On November 1, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican senators over his views on the 2023 Israel-Hamas war and antisemitism on college campuses. Kiel previously worked with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, a group which senator Josh Hawley said had "recently released controversial statements supporting Palestine.[10] On November 30, 2023, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a party line 11–10 vote.[11] On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate[12] and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.[13] On January 18, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[14][15] His nomination is pending before the United States Senate. On March 14, 2024, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed for cloture on Kiel's nomination.<ref>https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1768349772975309169<ref>

Personal life

Kiel immigrated from South Korea.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mr. Edward S. Kiel Profile | Hackensack, NJ Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Wildstein, David (May 13, 2023). "Michael Noriega is Murphy's pick for N.J. Supreme Court". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Edward S. Kiel | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Wildstein, David (September 6, 2023). "Biden picks Semper, Kiel as federal judges". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Wildstein, David (October 4, 2023). "Biden taps Kiel for federal judgeship". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 30, 2023.
  10. ^ Fox, Joey (November 1, 2023). "Kiel appears before Judiciary Committee for federal judgeship". newjerseyglobe.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 30, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "PN1066 — Edward Sunyol Kiel — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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