Joshua Deahl
Joshua A. Deahl is an American attorney and jurist who has served as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since January 2020.[1][2]
Joshua Deahl | |
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Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
Assumed office January 6, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Eric T. Washington |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Arizona State University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Education and career
Deahl earned his Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan Law School.[3]
After graduating from law school, Deahl clerked for Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Fortunato Benavides[3] and Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy.[4] Deahl worked as an attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and in private practice.[4]
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Deahl to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[5] His nomination expired on January 4, 2019, with the end of the 115th United States Congress.[6]
President 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.[7] On October 22, 2019, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination.[8] 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.[1] He was sworn in on January 6, 2020.[9]
References
- "PN704 — Joshua A. Deahl — The Judiciary". United States Congress. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "Norton Relieved at D.C. Confirmations, Urges Senate to Fill Vacancies". United States Congress. November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "Opening Statement of Joshua A. Deahl" (PDF). United States Senate. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- Rodgers, Jack (2019-10-22). "Senators Advance DC Judicial Picks and Marshal Nominee". Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- "Seventeen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". The White House. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- "PN727 - Nomination of Joshua A. Deahl for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate". White House. May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "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.
- "Appellate Attorney and Former Supreme Court Law Clerk Joshua Deahl sworn in as Newest DCCA Judge". District of Columbia Courts. Retrieved 2020-01-12.