John A. Kazen
John A. Kazen | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Vanessa Gilmore |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office June 13, 2018 – January 12, 2024 | |
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| Born | John Andrew Kazen 1964 (age 59–60) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA) University of Houston (JD) |
John Andrew Kazen (born 1964)[1] is an American lawyer from Texas who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas since 2024. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2018 to 2024.
Education
[edit]Kazen received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 1990.[2]
Career
[edit]From 1990 to 1991, Kazen served as a law clerk for Judge Robert Manley Parker of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. From 1991 to 1997, he was a civil litigator at Kemp, Smith, Duncan, & Hammond, P.C. in El Paso. From 1997 to 2018, he was a partner at the law firm he established, Kazen, Meurer, & Pérez, L.L.P. in Laredo.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Kazen was appointed as a United States magistrate judge on June 13, 2018, and sworn in by Judge Diana Saldaña on the same day.[3]
On August 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kazen to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.[2] Kazen was recommended as a district judge by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.[4] On September 11, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Kazen to the seat vacated by Judge Vanessa Gilmore, who retired on January 2, 2022.[5] On October 4, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On October 26, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] On January 8, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 73–15 vote.[8] On January 9, 2024, his nomination was confirmed by an 83–14 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on January 12, 2024,[10] and he was sworn in by Judge Saldaña on the same day.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Kazen is the son of former Judge George P. Kazen who served on the Southern District from 1979 to 2018.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Seventh Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Marshal" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge John A. Kazen, Laredo Division" (Press release). United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. June 13, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Goudsward, Andrew (August 30, 2023). "Biden nominates new federal judges, including first for Texas trial court". Reuters. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: John A. Kazen to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas)". United States Senate. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John A. Kazen, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas)". United States Senate. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ John A. Kazen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Appointment of United States District Judge John A. Kazen, Laredo Division". txs.uscourts.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Laredo magistrate John Kazen nominated by President Biden for U.S. Southern District of Texas Court". www.kgns.tv. August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
External links
[edit]- John A. Kazen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- John A. Kazen at Ballotpedia
- 1964 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- People from Lincoln, Nebraska
- Texas lawyers
- United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden
- United States magistrate judges
- University of Houston Law Center alumni
- University of Texas at Austin alumni