James R. Knepp II

James Ray Knepp II (born 1964)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

James R. Knepp II
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
November 13, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJack Zouhary
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
July 30, 2010  November 13, 2020
Personal details
Born1964 (age 5657)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
EducationMount Union College (BA)
Bowling Green State University (MA)
University of Toledo (JD)

Education

Knepp earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Mount Union College, his Master of Arts from Bowling Green State University, and his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was a member of the editorial board for the University of Toledo Law Review.[2]

Upon graduating from law school, Knepp served as a law clerk to Judge John William Potter of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He then worked as a litigation attorney for fifteen years with the law firm Robison, Curphey & O’Connell in Toledo, Ohio.[2]

Federal judicial service

Magistrate judge tenure

Knepp served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, a position he was appointed to on July 30, 2010 and left in 2020 upon becoming a district judge.[2][3]

District court service

On February 26, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Knepp to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.[2] On March 3, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Knepp to the seat vacated by Judge Jack Zouhary, who took senior status on July 1, 2019.[4] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on July 29, 2020.[5] On September 17, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[6] On November 9, 2020, the Senate voted 62–23 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[7] On November 10, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 64–24.[8] He received his judicial commission on November 13, 2020.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
Jack Zouhary
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
2020–present
Incumbent
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