Английская Википедия:David Counts
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Walter David Counts III (born 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. He was formerly a United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Biography
Counts received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from Texas Tech University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1986 from St. Mary's University School of Law. He began his legal career as an associate at the law firm of Martin, Cox, Greenberg & Jones. From 1987 to 1995, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Travis County District Attorney's Office, with the exception of a six-month period from 1990 to 1991, when he worked as a solo practitioner. From 1995 to 2009, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas. Concurrently with his other service, Counts has served in the Texas National Guard since 1986, serving as a State Judge Advocate since 2006. He currently holds the rank of colonel.[1]
Federal judicial service
Expired district court nomination under Obama
From 2009 to 2017, Counts served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.[1] On March 15, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Counts to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert A. Junell, who assumed senior status on February 13, 2015.[2] On September 7, 2016, a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on his nomination.[3] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.
Renomination to district court under Trump
His renomination was announced on September 7, 2017.[4] On September 11, 2017, his nomination was officially sent to the Senate. He was renominated to the same seat.[5] On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6] On January 11, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 90–1 vote.[7] Counts was confirmed later that day by a 96–0 vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on January 17, 2018.[9]
Notable rulings
On September 19, 2022, he declared that felony defendants (i.e. people who are under felony indictment) have a right to buy guns, striking down a federal law that stipulated the opposite.[10]
See also
References
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 "President Obama Nominates Six to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, March 15, 2016
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, March 15, 2016
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 7, 2016
- ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates", White House, September 7, 2017
- ↑ PN1015 — Walter David Counts III — The Judiciary, Congress.gov, September 11, 2017
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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