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On May 8, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Friedrich to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to a seat vacated by [[Reggie Walton]] who assumed [[senior status]] on December 31, 2015.<ref name="May 8" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/07/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-candidate-nominations|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations|publisher=}}</ref> She was formally nominated on June 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/07/twelve-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|publisher=}}</ref> On July 25, 2017, the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] held a hearing on her nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/07/25/2017/nominations|title=Nominations - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov}}</ref> Her nomination was reported out of [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|committee]] by [[voice vote]] on September 14, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-14-17%20Results%20of%20Exeuctive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee|publisher=}}</ref> On November 16, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 93–4 to invoke cloture on Friedrich's nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00279|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> On November 27, the Senate voted 97–3 to confirm her to the District Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00281|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on December 1, 2017.
On May 8, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Friedrich to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to a seat vacated by [[Reggie Walton]] who assumed [[senior status]] on December 31, 2015.<ref name="May 8" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/07/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-candidate-nominations|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations|publisher=}}</ref> She was formally nominated on June 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/07/twelve-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|publisher=}}</ref> On July 25, 2017, the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] held a hearing on her nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/07/25/2017/nominations|title=Nominations - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov}}</ref> Her nomination was reported out of [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|committee]] by [[voice vote]] on September 14, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-14-17%20Results%20of%20Exeuctive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee|publisher=}}</ref> On November 16, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 93–4 to invoke cloture on Friedrich's nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00279|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> On November 27, the Senate voted 97–3 to confirm her to the District Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00281|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on December 1, 2017.

On August 13, 2018, she ruled against Concord Management and Consulting, one of 16 Russian entities charged by Special Prosecutor [[Robert Mueller]], when it sought to void its indictment on the ground that his appointment to his position violated Constitutional separation of powers. In a 41-page opinion, she held that "though no statute explicitly authorizes the Acting Attorney General to make the appointment, Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit precedent make clear that the Acting Attorney General has the necessary statutory authority," and that "the appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles. Nor has the Special Counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4754539/Concord-Management-20180813.pdf|title=United States of America v. Concord Management & Consulting LLC, USDC/D.DC 18-cr-0032-2 (DLF)|date=August 13, 2018}}</ref>


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Dabney Friedrich
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Assumed office
December 1, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byReggie Walton
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission
In office
December 2006 – December 2016
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byMichael O'Neill
Succeeded byHenry E. Hudson (Nominee)
Personal details
Born
Patricia Dabney Langhorne

(1967-06-19) June 19, 1967 (age 57)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Matthew Friedrich
​
(m. 2001)​
EducationTrinity University (BA)
University College, Oxford (GrDip)
Yale University (JD)

Dabney Langhorne Friedrich (born June 19, 1967)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously served as a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Biography

Patricia Dabney Langhorne was born on June 19, 1967 in Pensacola, Florida.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Trinity University, her diploma in legal studies from University College, Oxford, and her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where she served as a senior editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation.[2]

She started her legal career as a law clerk for Judge Thomas F. Hogan of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She served as an Associate Counsel to the President during the George W. Bush Administration, as Chief Crime Counsel to Senator Orrin Hatch, as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, as a trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California.[3][4]

In 2006, Friedrich was appointed as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission, a position she held until 2016.[5] In that capacity, she helped establish sentencing policies and practices for the federal criminal justice system by promulgating guidelines for congressional review and recommending changes in criminal statutes.[6]

Federal judicial service

On May 8, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Friedrich to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to a seat vacated by Reggie Walton who assumed senior status on December 31, 2015.[6][7] She was formally nominated on June 7, 2017.[8] On July 25, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination.[9] Her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote on September 14, 2017.[10] On November 16, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 93–4 to invoke cloture on Friedrich's nomination.[11] On November 27, the Senate voted 97–3 to confirm her to the District Court.[12] She received her judicial commission on December 1, 2017.

On August 13, 2018, she ruled against Concord Management and Consulting, one of 16 Russian entities charged by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, when it sought to void its indictment on the ground that his appointment to his position violated Constitutional separation of powers. In a 41-page opinion, she held that "though no statute explicitly authorizes the Acting Attorney General to make the appointment, Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit precedent make clear that the Acting Attorney General has the necessary statutory authority," and that "the appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles. Nor has the Special Counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord."[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dabney D Langhorne, 50 - Chevy Chase, MD - MyLife.com™ Background Profile". www.mylife.com.
  2. ^ "WEDDINGS; Dabney Langhorne, Matthew Friedrich". New York Times. January 21, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Tillman, Zoe (April 14, 2017). "The White House Is Preparing To Make A Move On The DC Federal Trial Court". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dabney Friedrich". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Dabney Friedrich - Ballotpedia".
  6. ^ a b ""President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations" White House, May 8, 2017".
  7. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations".
  8. ^ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate Today".
  9. ^ "Nominations - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  10. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  11. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
  12. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
  13. ^ "United States of America v. Concord Management & Consulting LLC, USDC/D.DC 18-cr-0032-2 (DLF)" (PDF). August 13, 2018.
Government offices
Preceded by
Michael E. O'Neill
 Member of the United States Sentencing Commission
2006–2016 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
2017–present 		Incumbent
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