Charles R. Eskridge III
Charles R. Eskridge III | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Assumed office October 17, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Gray H. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1963[1] Cleveland, Ohio |
| Education | Trinity University (B.S.) Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D.) |
Charles Robert Eskridge III[2] (born April 23, 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Education[]
Eskridge earned his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Trinity University and his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law. While in law school, he served as an editor of the Pepperdine Law Review.[3]
Legal and academic career[]
Upon graduation from law school, Eskridge served as a law clerk to Judge Charles Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and to Justice Byron White of the Supreme Court of the United States. From 1994 to 2019, he was in private practice. He previously spent over two decades in the Houston, Texas, office of Susman Godfrey and then was partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.[3] Eskridge serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, teaching a course on the origins of the federal constitution.[3]
Federal judicial service[]
On May 3, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Eskridge to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On May 13, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Eskridge to the seat vacated by Judge Gray H. Miller, who took senior status on December 9, 2018.[4] On June 5, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 27, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[6] On October 16, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 61–31.[7] He received his judicial commission on October 17, 2019. He took his seat on October 22, 2019.[8]
Memberships[]
He has been a member of the Federalist Society since August 2013.[9]
References[]
- ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 2003). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 10; Volume 12; Volume 14. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561605514.
- ^ Romain v. Walters
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 3, 2019
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- ^ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, May 13, 2019
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 5, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 27, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 321, United States Senate, October 16, 2019
- ^ "Biography of Judge Charles R. Eskridge III". www.txs.uscourts.gov. Southern District of Texas. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "Charles Eskridge". www.quinnemanuel.com. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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- Charles R. Eskridge III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
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- Federalist Society members
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
- People from Cleveland
- Pepperdine University School of Law alumni
- Texas lawyers
- Trinity University (Texas) alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
- University of Houston faculty