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Joseph L. Falvey Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byAlan Lance
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.[1]
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA, JD)
Judge Advocate General's School of the Army (LLM)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1981–2011
(Reserves 1995–2011)
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsOperation Enduring Freedom
Awards
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Joseph Leo Falvey Jr.[2] (born 1959) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Education and military service

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Falvey earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 1981. He received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School in 1987, where he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of College and University Law.[3] He earned a Master of Laws, with honors, from the Judge Advocate General's School of the Army.

He is a 30-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served 14 of those years on active duty. In 2011, Falvey retired from the Marine Corps as the Commander of the Marine Corps' Reserve Legal Support Section. He previously served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, or judge in over 300 trials, and served as an appellate judge on the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. After the September 11 attacks, he was mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served in Afghanistan in 2002.[4]

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Falvey served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan in its national security unit from 2008 to 2011. Before joining the Department of Justice, he was a professor of law at Ave Maria School of Law from 1999 to 2007 and the University of Detroit School of Law from 1994 to 1998, where he taught evidence, trial advocacy, military law, national security law, and criminal law and procedure.[5][4]

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

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On January 23, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Falvey to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.[4] On January 24, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Alan Lance, who assumed senior status on April 30, 2017. Falvey's nomination was referred to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.[6] A hearing on his nomination was held on April 11, 2018.[7] His nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote on April 18, 2018.[8] Falvey was confirmed by voice vote on April 26, 2018.[9]

Personal

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Falvey and his wife, Anne, reside in Plymouth, Michigan, with their youngest 3 children.The older 6 children are living happily in other towns.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs". United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. April 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "The University of Notre Dame 1981 Commencement Weekend" (PDF). The University of Notre Dame. May 15, 1981.
  3. ^ "Veteran and Wife Make a Difference Through Fostering, Adoption // We Are ND // University of Notre Dame". November 12, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, January 23, 2018 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Joseph L. Falvey, Jr. Commanding Officer Marine Forces Reserve, Legal Services Support Section (2008–2010)" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  7. ^ "United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs". www.veterans.senate.gov.
  8. ^ "Business meeting to consider the pending nominations of Dr. Paul Lawrence, nominee to be Undersecretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs and Mr. Joseph Falvey, Jr., nominee to be a judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" (PDF). www.veterans.senate.gov. April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "PN1529 — Joseph L. Falvey Jr. — The Judiciary". United States Senate. January 24, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims - Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr". www.uscourts.cavc.gov.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
2018–present 		Incumbent
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