Kevin R. Sweazea

Kevin Ray Sweazea (born 1963)[1] is a Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico and a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the same court.

Kevin R. Sweazea
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Assumed office
May 3, 2017
Judge of the Seventh Judicial District Court of New Mexico
In office
March 2001 – May 3, 2017
Appointed byGary Johnson
Preceded byNeil Mertz
Succeeded byShannon Murdock
Personal details
Born1963 (age 57–58)
McIntosh, South Dakota, U.S.
EducationNew Mexico State University (B.Acy.)
Baylor Law School (J.D.)

Education

Sweazea earned his Bachelor of Accountancy from New Mexico State University and his Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School.[2]

Early in his career, Sweazea worked for various New Mexico law firms in private practice, where his practice included litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters. Judge Sweazea has also served as a member of the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and Socorro County Land Use Commission.[2]

State judicial career

Sweazea was appointed to the Seventh Judicial District Court of New Mexico by then Governor Gary Johnson in March 2001.[3] He was retained in the 2002, 2008 and 2014 elections[4][5] and served ten years as Chief Judge.[2]

Federal judicial service

Magistrate judge tenure

Sweazea was selected as a magistrate judge on May 3, 2017.[2][6]

Failed nomination to district court

On May 29, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Sweazea to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. On June 12, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Sweazea to the seat vacated by Judge Robert C. Brack, who took senior status on July 25, 2018.[7] On October 29, 2019 it was announced that Sweazea withdrew his nomination after opposition from New Mexico's two senators, Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich.[8] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[9]

See also

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Kevin Sweazea
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, May 29, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "District Court Judges". seventhdistrictcourt.nmcourt.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  4. "New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, "Kevin R. Sweazea Judicial Evaluation 2008"". www.nmjpec.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  5. "New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, "Kevin R. Sweazea Judicial Evaluation 2014"". www.nmjpec.org. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  6. "The Honorable Kevin Sweazea Appointed as U.S. Magistrate Judge". www.nmd.uscourts.gov. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  7. "Six Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, June 12, 2019
  8. "Judge withdraws from consideration for District Court seat". AP NEWS. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  9. "PN856 - Nomination of Kevin Ray Sweazea for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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