Daniel M. Traynor

Daniel Mack Traynor (born 1970)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.

Daniel M. Traynor
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byDaniel L. Hovland
Personal details
Born1970 (age 50–51)
Devils Lake, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (B.A.)
University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Traynor earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Dakota and his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from the University of North Dakota School of Law, where he served as an Associate Editor on the North Dakota Law Review.[2]

Upon graduation from law school, Traynor served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle of the North Dakota Supreme Court. From 1998 to 2019, he was a shareholder at the Traynor Law Firm in Devils Lake, North Dakota, where his practice focused on insurance defense, personal injury, and business litigation.[2]

Federal judicial service

On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Traynor to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. On September 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Daniel L. Hovland, who assumed senior status on November 10, 2019.[3] Traynor was recommended for the district court by Senator Kevin Cramer, who announced his support for the nomination.[4][5] On September 25, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On October 31, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a party-line 12–10 vote.[7] On December 18, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a vote of 51–42.[8] On December 19, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51–41.[9] He received his judicial commission on January 13, 2020.

Memberships

Traynor is a member of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education and former Chair of the Disciplinary Board of the North Dakota Supreme Court.[2] He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2016.[1]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Daniel Mack Traynor
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, August 28, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Eight Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 19, 2019
  4. "Senator Kevin Cramer on President Trump's Nomination of Daniel Traynor to be U.S. District Judge for North Dakota" (Press release). Bismarck, North Dakota. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. Dura, Jack. "President Trump nominates Devils Lake attorney for ND federal judgeship". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  6. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 25, 2019
  7. Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 31, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  9. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Daniel L. Hovland		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
2020–present		 Incumbent
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