Embry Kidd
Embry Kidd | |
|---|---|
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Charles R. Wilson |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Embry Jerode Kidd 1983 (age 40–41) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | Emory University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Embry Jerode Kidd (born 1983)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida since 2019. He is a designate to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Education
[edit]Kidd attended Emory University graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts. He then attended the Yale Law School, where he graduated in 2008 with a Juris Doctor, while attending he was an editor of The Yale Law Journal.[2]
Career
[edit]From 2008 to 2009, he served as a law clerk for Judge Roger Gregory of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 2009 to 2014, he worked as an associate at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C. From 2014 to 2019, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.[2] Since 2022, he has been an adjunct professor at the Florida A&M University College of Law.[1]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Kidd assumed office as a United States magistrate judge on July 25, 2019.[3]
Nomination to court of appeals
[edit]On May 8, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kidd to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[4] On May 24, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] President Biden nominated Kidd to the seat being vacated by Judge Charles R. Wilson, who will assume senior status on December 31, 2024.[6] On June 5, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Republican Senators about his record and his views about a controversial law review article written by a law school classmate.[8][9] On July 11, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by an 11–10 vote.[10] On November 14, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 49–44 vote, with Senator Joe Manchin voting against the motion.[11] On November 18, 2024, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 49–45 vote.[12] He is awaiting his judicial commission.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Appointment of Embry Kidd" (PDF). flmd.uscourts.gov (Press release). July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Headley, Tiana (May 8, 2024). "Biden to Tap US Magistrate Judge for Eleventh Circuit Seat". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 14, 2024.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (January 23, 2024). "11th Circuit's Wilson to take senior status, creating vacancy". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 4, 2024.
- ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. "Eleventh Circuit nominee Kidd gets partisan grilling in Senate Judiciary". Courthouse News. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Headley, Tiana. "Biden Appellate Pick Gets Little GOP Pushback at Senate Hearing". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Eight Judicial Nominations To The Full Senate" (Press release). United State Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Embry J. Kidd to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Embry J. Kidd, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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