Joshua Adam Deahl (born February 13, 1981) is an American attorney who has served as an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since January 2020.[3][4]

Joshua Deahl
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
January 6, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byEric T. Washington
Personal details
Born
Joshua Adam Deahl[1]

(1981-02-13) February 13, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.[1]
SpouseJessica Deahl[2]
Children3
EducationArizona State University (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)

Education and career edit

Deahl earned his Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University in 2003[5] and his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan Law School in 2006.[6]

After graduating from law school, Deahl clerked for Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Fortunato Benavides[6] and Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy.[7] Deahl worked as an attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and in private practice.[7]

District of Columbia Court of Appeals edit

On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Deahl to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[8] His nomination expired on January 4, 2019, with the end of the 115th United States Congress.[9]

 
From left to right: Rod Rosenstein, Judge Mehta, Justice Barrett, Judge Tatel, Lord Nicholas Phillips, Judge Deahl, and Jeff Fisher

Trump renominated Deahl on May 2, 2019, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Eric T. Washington.[10] On October 22, 2019, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination.[11] On November 6, 2019, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 21, 2019, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[3] He was sworn in on January 6, 2020.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. October 22, 2019. p. 33. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/Prepared%20Statement-Deahl-2019-10-221.pdf
  3. ^ a b "PN704 — Joshua A. Deahl — The Judiciary". United States Congress. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Norton Relieved at D.C. Confirmations, Urges Senate to Fill Vacancies". United States Congress. November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "The Honorable Joshua Deahl" (PDF). District of Columbia Courts.
  6. ^ a b "Opening Statement of Joshua A. Deahl" (PDF). United States Senate. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Rodgers, Jack (2019-10-22). "Senators Advance DC Judicial Picks and Marshal Nominee". Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  8. ^ "Seventeen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-16 – via National Archives.
  9. ^ "PN727 - Nomination of Joshua A. Deahl for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  10. ^ "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via National Archives.
  11. ^ "Nominations of Joshua A. Deahl to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Deborah J. Israel and Andrea L. Hertzfeld to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and Robert A. Dixon to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". United States Senate. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Appellate Attorney and Former Supreme Court Law Clerk Joshua Deahl sworn in as Newest DCCA Judge". District of Columbia Courts. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
2020–present
Incumbent