Mark C. Scarsi

Mark Christopher Scarsi (born December 23, 1964) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Mark C. Scarsi
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Assumed office
September 18, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byGeorge H. King
Personal details
Born
Mark Christopher Scarsi

(1964-12-23) December 23, 1964
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
EducationSyracuse University (BS, MS)
Georgetown University Law Center (JD)

Education

Scarsi received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science from Syracuse University, and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Career

Prior to entering the legal profession, Scarsi worked for seven years as a software engineer, designing and developing detection and signal processing computer systems for U.S. defense applications.[1]

Before becoming a judge, he was a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. There, he served as the Chair of the firm's Global Intellectual Property Practice and as the Los Angeles office's managing partner.[1]

Federal judicial service

On October 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Scarsi to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Scarsi to the seat vacated by Judge George H. King, who took senior status on January 6, 2017.[2]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 30, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Scarsi to the district court.[3] On February 6, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on November 13, 2019.[5] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was once again returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] On January 9, 2020, he was renominated to the same seat.[7] On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[8] On September 14, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a vote of 77–12,[9] and his nomination was confirmed the next day, September 15, 2020, by a vote of 83–12.[10] He received his judicial commission on September 18, 2020.

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, October 10, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees". The White House. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, February 6, 2019
  5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2019
  6. "PN375 – Nomination of Mark C. Scarsi for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  7. "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 9, 2020
  8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 5, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mark C. Scarsi to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California) United States Senate, September 14, 2020
  10. On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California) United States Senate, September 15, 2020
Legal offices
Preceded by
George H. King		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
2020–present		 Incumbent
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