American judge (born 1971)
Andrew George Schopler (born 1971)[ 1] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California . He served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the same court from 2016 to 2023.
Education
Schopler received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude , from Dartmouth College in 1994 and he received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1997.[ 2]
Career
Schopler was a solo practitioner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, Schopler became an assistant public defender for district 15B in North Carolina . He returned to private practice that same year. Schopler was named to the North Carolina Capital Roster for capital murder cases.[ 3] From 1998 to 2004, he worked at Rudolf and Maher in Chapel Hill, North Carolina . From 2004 to 2016, he was an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California.[ 2]
He has served in the United States Army Reserve and California Army National Guard since 2014.[ 2]
Federal judicial service
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Schopler served as United States Magistrate Judge of the Southern District of California from September 30, 2016 to March 10, 2023.[ 4] [ 5]
On July 14, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Schopler to serve as a United States District Judge of the same court.[ 2] His nomination received the support of Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein .[ 6] President Biden nominated Schopler to the seat vacated by Judge Larry Alan Burns , who assumed senior status on January 22, 2021.[ 7] On December 13, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee .[ 8] On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate . He was renominated on January 23, 2023.[ 9] On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–6 vote.[ 10] On March 7, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–39 vote.[ 11] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 56–39 vote.[ 12] He received his judicial commission on March 10, 2023.[ 13]
References
^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF) . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 12, 2022 .
^ a b c d "President Biden Names Twenty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
^ "Judge Andrew G. Schopler for U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in California" .
^ "Azano prosecutor becomes federal magistrate judge" . San Diego Union-Tribune . October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ "Biden nominates two for San Diego federal court bench" . San Diego Union-Tribune . July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ "Feinstein, Padilla Support Nomination of Judges Simmons, Schopler to Southern District Court" . United States Senator for California . Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ "PN2383 – Nomination of Andrew G. Schopler for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022)" . www.congress.gov . July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
^ "Nominations" . Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 12, 2022.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 23, 2023.
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF) . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023 .
^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew G. Schopler to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)" . United States Senate . March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)" . United States Senate . March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ Andrew G. Schopler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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