Matthew J. Kacsmaryk

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Matthew J. Kacsmaryk
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Assumed office
June 21, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byMary Lou Robinson
Personal details
Born1977 (age 43–44)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
EducationAbilene Christian University (BA)
University of Texas (JD)

Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk (born 1977) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump.

Biography[]

Kacsmaryk received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Abilene Christian University in 1999 and his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003.[1]

From 2003 to 2008, he was an associate in the Dallas office of Baker Botts, where he focused on commercial, constitutional, and intellectual property litigation. From 2008 through 2013, he was an Assistant United States Attorney (federal prosecutor) in the Northern District of Texas.[1] He was Deputy General Counsel to First Liberty Institute, a conservative religious freedom legal advocacy group.[2] He has been a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Federalist Society since 2012.[3]

Federal judicial service[]

On September 7, 2017, President Trump nominated Kacsmaryk to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge Mary Lou Robinson, who assumed senior status on February 3, 2016.[4] On December 13, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On January 3, 2018, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] On January 5, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Kacsmaryk to a federal judgeship.[7] On January 8, 2018, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[8] On January 18, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[9]

The American Bar Association rated Kacsmaryk "qualified" for the nomination (a ranking below "well qualified").[10] However, Senate Democrats and a number of LGBT advocacy groups opposed his nomination due to his writings and comments on LGBT rights and women's contraceptive rights.[11][12] He has worked on religious liberty cases opposing certain LGBT protections in housing, employment and health care.[13] He has referred to homosexuality as "disordered",[14] and to being transgender as a "delusion" and a "mental disorder".[13] He opposes the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the United States.[13][10] He opposed the legalization of premarital sex.[15]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Kacsmaryk for a federal judgeship.[16] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[17] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[18] On June 18, 2019, the Senate voted 52–44 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[19] On June 19, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 52–46.[2][14] He received his judicial commission on June 21, 2019.

Judge Kacsmaryk currently presides over the Amarillo Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which encompasses twenty-six counties in the Texas Panhandle.[20]

In 2021, Kacsmaryk ordered the reinstatement of a Trump administration policy that required that asylum seekers wait outside U.S. territory while their claims are processed. In Kacsmaryk's order, he said that the Biden administration had ended the policy without fully considering the consequences.[21]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates". whitehouse.gov. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b Moreau, Julie (June 19, 2019). "Trump pick slammed as 'anti-LGBTQ activist' gets lifetime judicial appointment". NBC News. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Matthew J. Kacsmaryk
  4. ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for December 13, 2017
  6. ^ "Congressional Record", United States Senate, January 3, 2018
  7. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Renomination of 21 Judicial Nominees", White House, January 5, 2018
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, January 8, 2018
  9. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. ^ a b "In middle of Pride Month, Senate confirms Texas judge who defended bakery that turned away gay couple". Dallas News. June 19, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Recio, Maria (January 19, 2018). "Texan gets panel's nod for federal judge post over Democrats' objections". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Young, Stephen (January 19, 2018). "Trump-Nominated Plano Religious Hardliner One Step Away from North Texas Federal Bench". Dallas Observer. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c Bendery, Jennifer (June 19, 2019). "Senate Confirms Judge Who Attacked Roe v. Wade, Called Being Transgender 'A Delusion'". HuffPost. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Itkowitz, Colby (June 19, 2019). "Senate confirms Trump judicial nominee who called homosexuality 'disordered'". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  15. ^ Kacsmaryk, Matthew. "The Abolition of Man ... and Woman". National Catholic Register.
  16. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
  17. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
  18. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  19. ^ Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 168, United States Senate, June 18, 2019
  20. ^ "Press Release: Judge Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk". txnd.uscourts.gov. July 1, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  21. ^ "U.S. and Mexico reach deal to restart Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' program along border". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

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