Steven D. Grimberg
Steven Daniel Grimberg (born March 11, 1974) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
Assumed office September 13, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Richard W. Story |
Personal details | |
Born | Steven Daniel Grimberg March 11, 1974[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | University of Florida (B.A.) Emory University School of Law (J.D.) |
Education
Grimberg earned his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Florida, and his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from Emory University School of Law.[2]
Legal and academic career
He prosecuted white collar crimes as an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Economic Crimes Section in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia and as a Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice's Tax Division. From 2018 to 2019 he served as the managing director and General Counsel of Nardello & Co., where he headed the global investigation firm's Atlanta, Georgia, office.[2] Grimberg is an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, where he teaches courses on criminal procedure, criminal law, and trial advocacy.[2]
Federal judicial service
On April 2, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Grimberg to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On April 4, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Grimberg to the seat vacated by Judge Richard W. Story, who took senior status on December 1, 2018.[3] On April 30, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On June 13, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[5] On July 30, 2019, the Senate voted 72–16 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[6] On September 11, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 75–18. He received his judicial commission on September 13, 2019.
On November 19, 2020, Grimberg threw out a lawsuit brought by a Trump supporter concerning the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Grimberg found that the plaintiff asserting fraud and improprieties in the election lacked standing to sue, waited too long after the election to file their case, and otherwise demonstrated "no basis in fact or in law" for blocking certification of Joe Biden's narrow victory over Trump in Georgia.[7][8][9]
Memberships
He has been a member of the Federalist Society from 1997 to 2004 and again since 2015.[10] He was a member of the Republican Jewish Coalition from 2015 to 2016.[11]
References
- Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Florida (Volume 5 - 2001). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee". The White House.
- "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House.
- "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
- "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 13, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
- "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
- "Order – #54 in Wood v. Raffensperger (N.D. Ga., 1:20-cv-04651) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- Polantz, Katelyn (November 19, 2020). "Judge tosses Republican elector case in Georgia". CNN.
- "Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Lin Wood's 'Creative' Election Lawsuit in Georgia". Law and Crime. November 19, 2020.
- "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Steven Grimberg" (PDF).
- "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Steven Daniel Grimberg" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2020.
External links
- Steven D. Grimberg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Steven Grimberg at Ballotpedia
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Preceded by Richard W. Story |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 2019–present |
Incumbent |