Andrew Gordon (Nevada)
- ️Wed Sep 19 2012
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Andrew Gordon
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Tenure
2013 - Present
Years in position
11
Education
Personal
Andrew Gordon is a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He joined the court in 2013 after a nomination from President Barack Obama. Before joining the court, he was a partner at the law firm of partner with the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP.[1][2]
Judicial appointment
Federal judicial nomination
| Nomination Tracker |
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Andrew Gordon |
| Court: District of Nevada |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 173 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 19, 2012
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: December 12, 2012
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Renom. QFRs: Renom. QFRs |
| Reported: February 14, 2013
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| Confirmed: March 11, 2013
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| Vote: Voice
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Gordon was appointed on September 19, 2012 by Barack Obama to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Kent Dawson.[1] Obama commented on the nomination, stating “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench. They will be distinguished public servants and valuable additions to the United States District Court."[3]
He was rated Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 12, 2012, and you can find his Committee Questionnaire available here, his Questions for the Record available here and his Renomination Questions for the Record Available here.[4]
On March 11, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed Andrew Gordon to an Article III post for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada with voice vote.[5][6]
Early life and education
Gordon attended Claremont McKenna College, earning his B.A. cum laude in 1984. He went on to earn his J.D. in 1987 from Harvard Law School.[3]
Professional career
- Private Practice, Streich Lang Weeks and Cardon, 1987-1992
- Private Practice, Dawson and Associates, 1992-1994
- Associate, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP , 1994-1997
- Partner, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP , 1997-Current[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" 9/19/2012
- ↑ Official FJC Bio of Judge Gordon]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Courts" 9/19/2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "nomfull919" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ 113th Congress Confirmations
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
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| Preceded by: Kent Dawson |
District of Nevada 2013–Present Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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