David A. Tapp

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David A. Tapp
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Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Assumed office
November 19, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byLynn J. Bush
Judge of the 28th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
In office
2005 – November 19, 2019
Personal details
Born1962 (age 58–59)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationMorehead State University (BA)
Chaminade University of Honolulu (MS)
University of Louisville (JD)

David Austin Tapp (born 1962) is a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims and a former circuit court judge from Kentucky.[1]

Education[]

Tapp received his Bachelor of Arts from Morehead State University, his Master of Science from the Chaminade University of Honolulu, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law.[2]

Campaign for Kentucky Supreme Court[]

In 2017, he announced that he would run in 2018 for Justice Daniel J. Venters' seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court representing the 3rd Supreme Court district. Veters, whose term ended on January 6, 2019, announced in 2017 that he would not seek reelection.[3] Tapp was defeated in the nonpartisan primary.[4]

Federal judicial service[]

On March 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Tapp to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims.[2] On March 5, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Tapp to the seat vacated by Judge Lynn J. Bush, who assumed senior status on October 22, 2013.[5] On May 22, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 18–4 vote.[7] On November 5, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a vote of 83–9[8] and he was confirmed later that day by a vote of 85–8.[9] He received his judicial commission on November 19, 2019, and took the oath of office on November 22, 2019.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Judges, U.S. Court of Federal Claims". U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, a United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, March 1, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Somerset judge announces he'll run for Kentucky Supreme Court". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Latek, Tom (March 1, 2019). "Somerset judge nominated for federal court post". Kentucky Today. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ten Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, March 5, 2019
  6. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 22, 2019
  7. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Austin Tapp to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims)". United States Senate. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress – 1st Session, Vote 344". www.senate.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "David A. Tapp took the oath of office on November 22, 2019, as Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

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