Charlotte N. Sweeney
Charlotte N. Sweeney | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 51–52) Englewood, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | California Lutheran University (BS) University of Denver (JD) |
Charlotte Noelle Sweeney (born 1969) is an American lawyer from Colorado who is a nominee to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Early life and education[]
Sweeney was born in 1969 in Englewood, Colorado.[1] She received a Bachelor of Science from California Lutheran University in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from the Sturm College of Law in 1995.[2]
Career[]
Sweeney began her career as an associate with LaFond & Clausen, LLC in 1995 and was named a partner at the firm in 1998. From 1999 to 2008, she was a partner with LaFond & Sweeney, LLC. Since 2008, she has been a partner at Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC.[2] In 2019, she helped draft the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in Colorado.[3]
Nomination to district court[]
In May 2021, Sweeney was one of three candidates recommended to the White House by Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet.[3] On August 5, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Sweeney to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. President Biden nominated Sweeney to the seat vacated by Judge R. Brooke Jackson, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2021.[4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On October 20, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On December 2, 2021, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11 on a party-line vote, stalling her nomination in committee.[6] If confirmed, she would be the first openly LGBT federal judge in Colorado and the first openly LGBT woman to serve as a federal district court judge in any state west of the Mississippi.[7]
Associations and memberships[]
Sweeney previously led the labor and employment section of the Colorado Bar Association as well as the Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association. She is a member of the Colorado LGBT Bar Association.[3] Since 2016, she has been treasurer of the Matthew Shepard Foundation.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
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- ^ a b c Karlik, Michael (May 30, 2021). "Bennet, Hickenlooper send recommendations to White House for court vacancy". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 5, 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. October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Biden Announces Two Lesbian Nominees to Federal Judiciary". www.advocate.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Charlotte Sweeney". Matthew Shepard Foundation. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
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