Zachary Somers
Zachary N. Somers | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| Assumed office December 22, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Wheeler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zachary Noah Somers 1979 (age 42–43) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA, JD) |
Zachary Noah Somers (born 1979)[1] is a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Education[]
Somers earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy.[2]
Legal career[]
Upon graduation from law school, Somers served as a law clerk to Judge Victor J. Wolski of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He was an attorney at the boutique Washington, D.C., law firm Marzulla Law, LLC, where he specialized in takings and breach of contract litigation before the Court of Federal Claims and other federal courts. He served over a decade on the United States House Committee on the Judiciary staff in several counsel roles, including as the Committee's General Counsel and Parliamentarian. Before becoming a judge, he served as the Chief Investigative Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where he handled oversight and investigations for Chairman Lindsey Graham.[2]
Federal judicial service[]
On August 26, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Somers to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. On September 8, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Somers to the seat vacated by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler, who assumed senior status on October 23, 2020.[3] On November 18, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On December 10, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[5] On December 17, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by a 52–43 vote.[6] He received his judicial commission on December 22, 2020, and was sworn in on December 23, 2020.[7]
References[]
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Zachary Noah Somers
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, August 26, 2020
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eleven Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 8, 2020
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 18, 2020
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 10, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims)" United States Senate, December 17, 2020
- ^ "Zachary N. Somers took the oath of office on December 23, 2020, as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". www.uscfc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the External links[]
- Zachary Somers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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