Joshua Deahl

Joshua A. Deahl is an American attorney and jurist who has served as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since January 2020.[1][2]

Joshua Deahl
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
January 6, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byEric T. Washington
Personal details
Alma materArizona State University (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)

Education and career

Deahl earned his Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan Law School.[3]

After graduating from law school, Deahl clerked for Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Fortunato Benavides[3] and Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy.[4] Deahl worked as an attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and in private practice.[4]

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Deahl to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[5] His nomination expired on January 4, 2019, with the end of the 115th United States Congress.[6]

President Trump renominated Deahl on May 2, 2019, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Eric T. Washington.[7] On October 22, 2019, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination.[8] On November 6, 2019, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 21, 2019, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[1] He was sworn in on January 6, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "PN704 — Joshua A. Deahl — The Judiciary". United States Congress. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. "Norton Relieved at D.C. Confirmations, Urges Senate to Fill Vacancies". United States Congress. November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. "Opening Statement of Joshua A. Deahl" (PDF). United States Senate. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. Rodgers, Jack (2019-10-22). "Senators Advance DC Judicial Picks and Marshal Nominee". Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  5. "Seventeen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". The White House. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  6. "PN727 - Nomination of Joshua A. Deahl for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  7. "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate". White House. May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  8. "Nominations of Joshua A. Deahl to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Deborah J. Israel and Andrea L. Hertzfeld to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and Robert A. Dixon to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". United States Senate. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  9. "Appellate Attorney and Former Supreme Court Law Clerk Joshua Deahl sworn in as Newest DCCA Judge". District of Columbia Courts. Retrieved 2020-01-12.


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