Charles E. Fleming
Charles E. Fleming | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| Assumed office February 8, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | James S. Gwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 59–60) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Kent State University (BA) Case Western Reserve University (JD) |
Charles Esque Fleming (born 1962)[1] is an American lawyer and judge from Ohio who is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Education[]
Fleming received his Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University in 1986 and his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University Law School in 1990.[2]
Legal career[]
From 1990 to 1991, Fleming was an associate at Forbes, Forbes & Associates in Cleveland. Since 1991, he has served as the assistant federal public defender in the office of the federal public defender for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland. From 2010 to 2016 he was the investigative and paralegal staff supervisor for the public defender's office as well as the Cleveland trial team supervisor from 2016 to 2021.[2]
Federal judicial service[]
On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Fleming to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. President Biden nominated Fleming to the seat vacated by Judge James S. Gwin, who took senior status on January 31, 2021.[3] On November 17, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On December 16, 2021, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee.[5] On January 3, 2022, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[5] he was renominated the same day.[6] On January 13, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[7]
On February 1, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–41 vote[8] and his nomination was confirmed later that day by a 56-42 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on February 8, 2022.[10] Fleming became the second active Black judge on the court.[11]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "PN1209 - Nomination of Charles Esque Fleming for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 13, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Esque Fleming to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Charles Esque Fleming, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Fleming, Charles Esque". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Swanson, Ian (September 30, 2021). "Biden announces 14 more nominees to courts". TheHill.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the External links[]
- Charles E. Fleming at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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