J. Philip Calabrese

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Phil Calabrese
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
December 3, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byChristopher A. Boyko
Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
In office
July 3, 2019 – December 3, 2020
Appointed byMike DeWine
Preceded byPamela Barker
Succeeded byWilliam Vodrey
Personal details
Born
Jude Philip Calabrese

1971 (age 49–50)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)

Jude Philip Calabrese (born 1971), known professionally as J. Philip Calabrese and Phil Calabrese,[2] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He formerly served as a Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

Education[]

Calabrese earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the College of the Holy Cross and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.[3] He was a Fulbright Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.[4]

Legal and academic career[]

Upon graduating law school, Calabrese served as a law clerk to Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was a partner with Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, where he co-chaired the firm's class action practice.[3] Since fall 2017, he has served as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[4][3]

State court service[]

On June 21, 2019, Governor Mike Dewine appointed Calabrese as a Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to fill the vacancy left by Judge Pamela Barker's appointment to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.[5] He was sworn into office on July 3, 2019.[6] His state court service ended in 2020 after he became a federal judge.

District court service[]

On February 26, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Calabrese to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.[3] On March 3, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Calabrese to the seat vacated by Judge Christopher A. Boyko, who took senior status on January 6, 2020.[7] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on July 29, 2020.[8] On September 17, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a party-line 12–10 vote.[9] On December 1, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 58–35.[10] He received his judicial commission on December 3, 2020.

Memberships[]

He has been a member of the City Club of Cleveland since 2001 and of the Federalist Society since 2005.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Shaffer, Cory (June 21, 2019). "New judge appointed to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court bench". cleveland. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Philip Calabrese
  3. ^ a b c d "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, a United States Attorney Nominee, and a United States Marshal Nominee". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ a b "J. Philip Calabrese Resume" (PDF). judgephilcalabrese.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Governor Appoints Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge". www.courtnewsohio.gov. June 21, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Court Welcomes Judge J. Philip Calabrese". cp.cuyahogacounty.us. July 3, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Four Nominations Sent to Senate", White House, March 3, 2020
  8. ^ Nominations for July 29, 2020
  9. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 17, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio)" United States Senate, December 1, 2020

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
William Vodrey
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
2020–present 		Incumbent
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