Shireen Matthews

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Shireen Matthews
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Shireen Matthews

1977 (age 43–44)
Arcadia, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocrat [1]
EducationGeorgetown University (B.A.)
Duke University School of Law (J.D.)

Rebecca Shireen Matthews[2] (born 1977)[2] is an American lawyer from California and is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education[]

Matthews earned her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Duke University School of Law.[3] She is of Indian descent.[4]

Legal career[]

Upon graduation from law school, Matthews served as a law clerk for Judge Irma Elsa Gonzalez of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[5] She then was an associate with Latham & Watkins in San Diego. From July 2008 to September 2013 she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California.[6] She is currently a partner at Jones Day in San Diego, California.[3]

Nomination to district court[]

On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Matthews to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. On October 17, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Matthews to the seat vacated by Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz, who took senior status on January 23, 2019.[7] On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[8] On February 13, 2020, her renomination was sent to the Senate.[9] On June 17, 2020, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On July 23, 2020, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[11] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ https://vettingroom.org/2021/01/
  2. ^ a b United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Shireen Matthews
  3. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, August 28, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Trump nominates Indian-American lawyer Shireen Mathews as federal judge". Business Standard. September 1, 2019.
  5. ^ https://vettingroom.org/?s=Shireen+Matthews
  6. ^ "President Trump announces slew of judicial nominees including an Indian-American". News India Times. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  7. ^ "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, October 17, 2019
  8. ^ "PN1240 - Nomination of R. Shireen Matthews for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  9. ^ "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 13, 2020
  10. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 17, 2020
  11. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 23, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. ^ "PN1535 - Nomination of R. Shireen Matthews for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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