Douglas R. Cole
American judge (born 1964)
Douglas R. Cole
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
Assumed office
December 5, 2019 |
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Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Susan J. Dlott |
5th Solicitor General of Ohio | |
In office
2003–2006 |
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Attorney General | Jim Petro |
Preceded by | David Gormley |
Succeeded by | Bill Marshall |
Personal details | |
Born |
1964 (age
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59)
Janesville , Wisconsin , U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education |
Ripon College
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BA
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University of Wisconsin ( BSEE ) University of Chicago ( JD ) |
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Douglas Russell Cole (born 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio .
Education
Cole earned his Bachelor of Arts from Ripon College and his Bachelor of Engineering , with honors, from the University of Wisconsin . He obtained his Juris Doctor , with high honors, from the University of Chicago Law School . [1]
Legal and academic career
Upon graduation from law school, Cole served as a law clerk to Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit . From 2002 to 2006, he served as Solicitor General of Ohio in the Office of the Ohio Attorney General. [2] In that role, he briefed and argued cases in front of the Supreme Court of the United States , the Ohio Supreme Court , and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on behalf of the state of Ohio. [1] From 2000 to 2003, Cole was a professor at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law , where he taught courses in corporations, contracts, and law and economics. [1]
From 2006 to 2019, he was a partner at Organ Cole LLP in Columbus, Ohio , where he represented clients in complex litigation and intellectual property matters. [1]
Federal judicial service
On May 3, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Cole to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio . On May 13, 2019, President Trump nominated Cole to the seat vacated by Judge Susan J. Dlott , who assumed senior status on May 31, 2018. [3] On June 26, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee . [4] On July 18, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–6 vote. [5] On December 3, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 62–29 vote. [6] On December 4, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 63–30 vote. [7] He received his judicial commission on December 5, 2019. [8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees – The White House" . trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov . Retrieved Jul 21, 2022 .
- ↑ "Douglas R. Cole" . Public Member . The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017 . Retrieved 2 May 2019 .
- ↑ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White House" . trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov . Retrieved Jul 21, 2022 .
- ↑ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary" . www.judiciary.senate.gov . 26 June 2019 . Retrieved Jul 21, 2022 .
- ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 18, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF) . Retrieved Jul 21, 2022 .
- ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Russell Cole to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio )" . United States Senate . December 3, 2019 . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
- ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Douglas Russell Cole, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio)" . United States Senate . December 4, 2019 . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Douglas R. Cole at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
External links
- Douglas R. Cole at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
- Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court from the Oyez Project
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Judge of the
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