Nancy E. Brasel

Nancy Ellen Brasel (born 1969) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Nancy E. Brasel
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office September 13, 2018
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Ann D. Montgomery
Judge of the Minnesota State District Court for the 4th Judicial District
In office October 17, 2011 – September 13, 2018
Appointed by	Mark Dayton
Personal details
Born	1969 (age 51–52) Durham, United Kingdom
Education	Trinity University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (MA) University of Minnesota Law School (JD)

Early life and education

Born in the United Kingdom,[1] Brasel earned her Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, her Master of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as a managing editor of the Minnesota Law Review.[2]

Career

Upon graduation from law school, Brasel served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Donald P. Lay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. After her clerkship, Judge Brasel worked in private practice as an associate with the Minneapolis law firm of Leonard, Street and Deinard (now Stinson). She then became a partner at Greene Espel, P.L.L.P., where her practice focused on business and employment litigation. Prior to her state judicial appointment, she spent three years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, where she prosecuted narcotics, firearms, and financial crimes. In 2011, Governor of Minnesota Mark Dayton appointed Brasel to the Minnesota State District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, where she served until becoming a federal judge.[3][4] Judge Brasel is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis.

Federal judicial service

On February 12, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Brasel to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. . On February 15, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Brasel to the seat vacated by Judge Ann D. Montgomery, who assumed senior status on May 31, 2016 and Judge Diana Murphy who was elevated to the Eighth Circuit October 13, 1994.[5] On April 11, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On May 10, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] Brasel was rated as "unanimously well qualified" by the American Bar Association.[8] On August 28, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[9] She received her judicial commission on September 13, 2018.

Notable ruling

In October 2020, Brasel upheld a state court ruling, holding that ballots received seven days after the 2020 election must be counted.[10]

Electoral history

2012

4th Judicial District Seat 29 Results, November 6, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Nancy E. Brasel (incumbent)
	None	Write-ins
Majority
Total votes				100.00%

References

1. Voruganti, Harsh (April 9, 2018). "Judge Nancy Brasel – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota". Vetting Room. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
2. Montemayer, Stephen (February 12, 2018). "Trump picks Hennepin County judge, Minneapolis attorney for federal judgeships". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, February 12, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Nelson, Tim (February 12, 2018). "Trump picks two new federal judges for Minn". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
5. PN1643 — Nancy E. Brasel — The Judiciary, congress.gov
6. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for April 11, 2018
7. Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 10, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
8. Montemayor, Stephen (April 11, 2018). "Minnesota federal judicial nominees tested on Capitol Hill". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
9. "PN1643 — Nancy E. Brasel — The Judiciary". United States Senate. February 15, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
10. "Federal judge upholds counting of late-arriving ballots in Minnesota". MinnPost. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

External links

• Nancy E. Brasel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.