Andre Mathis

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Andre Mathis
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Personal details
Born
Andre Bernard Mathis

1980 (age 41–42)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Memphis (BA, JD)

Andre Bernard Mathis[1] (born 1980)[2] is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education[]

Mathis earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Memphis in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2007.[3]

Career[]

After graduating from law school, Mathis joined the Memphis law firm of Glankler Brown as an associate. He worked in criminal defense as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Western District of Tennessee and with the Tennessee Innocence Project.[4][5] He served as a member of the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 2010 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2020. He was also a member of the Federal Defender Evaluation Committee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2012 to 2013.[6][7][8] He served on the Disciplinary Hearing Committee of the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility from 2015 to 2021 and on the Shelby County Ethics Commission from 2013 to 2017.[6]

In January 2020, Mathis joined Butler Snow LLP.[9][10]

Nomination to court of appeals[]

On November 17, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Mathis to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit;[6] his nomination was sent to the Senate the following day. President Biden nominated Mathis to the seat vacated by Judge Bernice B. Donald, who will take senior status upon confirmation of her successor.[11] On January 3, 2022, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[12] he was renominated later the same day.[13]

On January 12, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[14] During the hearing, senator Marsha Blackburn said she had "serious concerns" about Mathis' experience and referenced his "rap sheet" due in part to three previous speeding tickets.[15] She stated, "He has a rap sheet with a laundry list of citations, including multiple failures to appear in court. In Tennessee, we expect our judges to respect the law. If Mr. Mathis thought he was above the law before, imagine how he'll conduct himself if he's confirmed as a federal judge."[16] Blackburn and fellow senator Bill Hagerty recommended an alternative pick, Camille McMullen, a Democratic appointee to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals who is also Black.[17] On February 10, 2022, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee in a 12-10 vote.[18][19] His nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

References[]

  1. ^ "Andre B. Bernard Mathis Profile | Memphis, TN Lawyer". Martindale.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Celebrate Pro Bono Week: An Attorney's Perspective". Jdsupra.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "President Biden Nominates Andre B. Mathis to the Sixth Circuit". Sixthcircuitappellateblog.com. November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "President Biden Nominates Andre B. Mathis to the Sixth Circuit". Natlawreview.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Tenth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Raymond, Nate (November 17, 2021). "Biden nominates Ghislaine Maxwell's judge, Memphis litigator to appeals courts". Reuters. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "President Biden Nominates First Judge in Double-Red State". Reason.com. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Andre B. Mathis Joins Butler Snow's Memphis, Tenn. Office". Butlersnow.com. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Andre B. Mathis". Butlersnow.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 18, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. ^ "PN1423 - Nomination of Andre B. Mathis for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". Congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  14. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Dick Durbin To GOP: Our Turn To Confirm Judicial Nominees Without Your Consent". HuffPost. January 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee's 'Rap Sheet' Of Speeding Tickets". HuffPost. January 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Raymond, Nate (January 12, 2022). "Biden judicial nominee grilled amid objections by GOP home state senators". Reuters.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  18. ^ Raymond, Nate. "U.S. Senate panel advances first Biden appellate pick using Trump-era strategy". Reuters. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 10, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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