Thompson Michael Dietz

Thompson Michael Dietz (born 1979)[1] is a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Thompson Michael Dietz
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Incumbent
Assumed office December 22, 2020
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Victor J. Wolski
Personal details
Born	1979 (age 41–42) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	Clemson University (BA) Tulane University Law School (JD)

Education

Dietz earned his Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University and his Juris Doctor from the Tulane University Law School.[2]

Career

Dietz previously worked at General Dynamics Land Systems, where he was involved in negotiating and managing federal government contracts relating to military system design and development programs. From 2012–2020, he was Associate Counsel in the General Counsel's office at CohnReznick in Roseland, New Jersey, where his practice focused on government and commercial contracts and regulatory and corporate compliance. He also served as Lead Counsel for the firm's Government and Public Sector Group and for data security and privacy matters.[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 15, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Dietz to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. On July 2, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Dietz to the seat vacated by Judge Victor J. Wolski, who took senior status on July 13, 2018.[3] On September 9, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On October 22, 2020, the Judiciary Committee reported his nomination by a unanimous 12–0 vote.[5] On December 19, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate by a 51–36 vote.[6] He received his judicial commission on December 22, 2020.

References

1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Thompson Dietz
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, June 15, 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Two Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, July 2, 2020
4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 9, 2020
5. Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 22, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
6. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims)" United States Senate, December 19, 2020

External links

• Thompson Michael Dietz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.