Joshua M. Kindred

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Joshua Kindred
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Assumed office
February 18, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byRalph Beistline
Personal details
Born1977 (age 43–44)
Goldsboro, North Carolina
EducationUniversity of Alaska Anchorage
(BA)
Willamette University (JD)

Joshua Michael Kindred (born 1977)[1] is an American lawyer and jurist who is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

Education[]

Kindred earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alaska Anchorage and his Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Willamette Law Review.[2]

Legal career[]

Upon graduating law school, Kindred served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Paul De Muniz of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2005 to 2007. From 2008 to 2013, Kindred served as an assistant district attorney and violent unit supervisor for Alaska; from 2013 to 2018, he was environmental counsel to the Alaska Oil and Gas Association and from 2018 to 2020, he served as the regional solicitor for the Alaska Region of the Department of the Interior in Anchorage, Alaska.[2]

Federal judicial service[]

On October 16, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Kindred to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. On November 21, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Kindred to the seat vacated by Judge Ralph Beistline, who took senior status on December 31, 2015.[3] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019.[4] Alaska's Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski congratulated Kindred on his nomination.[5] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] Later that day, he was re-nominated to the same seat.[7] On January 16, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[8] On February 11, 2020, the Senate voted 52–41 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[9] On February 12, 2020, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 54–41 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on February 18, 2020.

References[]

  1. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Joshua Kindred
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, October 16, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, November 21, 2019
  4. ^ Nominations for December 4, 2019
  5. ^ Downing, Suzanne (2019-10-17). "Trump to nominate Josh Kindred to US District Court". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved 2019-10-23.Downing, Suzanne (2019-10-17). "Trump to nominate Josh Kindred to US District Court". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. ^ "PN1301 - Nomination of Joshua M. Kindred for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  7. ^ "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 3, 2020
  8. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 16, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. ^ "On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua M. Kindred to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  10. ^ "On the Nomination: Confirmation: Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-12.

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