John W. Broomes
John W. Broomes | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | J. Thomas Marten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Wesley Broomes 1969 (age 52–53) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BS) Washburn University School of Law (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1991–1999 (Inactive Reserves from 1996–1999) |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | USS Hammerhead USS Tennessee |
| Awards | |
John Wesley Broomes (born 1969)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Biography[]
Broomes earned his Bachelor of Science, with high honors, from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law, where he graduated class Valedictorian with a certificate in natural resources law.
Before entering law school, Broomes was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Submarine Force, where his awards included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. Earlier in his career, he served as a law clerk to both Judge Monti Belot and Magistrate Judge Donald W. Bostwick on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Before becoming a judge, he was a member of the Hinkle Law Firm LLC in Wichita, Kansas, where he practiced in the firm's Business Litigation Group with a focus on natural resources law.[2]
Federal judicial service[]
On September 7, 2017, President Trump nominated Broomes to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge J. Thomas Marten, who assumed senior status on May 1, 2017.[3] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on November 15, 2017.[4] On December 7, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On April 12, 2018, the Senate voted to invoke cloture by a vote of 74–24.[6] His nomination was then confirmed on the same day by a voice vote.[7] He received his commission on April 16, 2018.
References[]
- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: John Wesley Broomes" (PDF).
- ^ " President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, September 7, 2017
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ^ "Nominations – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
- ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 2nd Session". www.senate.gov.
- ^ "PN988 ��� Nomination of John W. Broomes, of Kansas, for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. September 7, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the External links[]
- John W. Broomes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- John Broomes at Ballotpedia
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American lawyers
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- United States Navy officers
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Washburn University alumni