| Grant C. Jaquith | |
|---|---|
| |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Designate) | |
Taking office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Robert N. Davis |
| United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2018 Acting: July 1, 2017–January 5, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Richard S. Hartunian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grant Colton Jaquith[1] |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1982–2011 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General Corps Army Circuit Judge (2001–2010) Trial Judge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (2006) |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
Grant Colton Jaquith is an American lawyer from New York who serves as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York. He is a Judge–Designate of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Education[]
Jaquith earned his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from Presbyterian College and his Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law.[2]
Legal career[]
Jaquith served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York, including as First Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of the Criminal Division, Narcotics Chief, and Chief of the Albany Office. From 1982 to 2011, Jaquith also served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army in several roles, including as Staff Judge Advocate, Circuit Judge, and Chief of Military Law, rising to the rank of Colonel.[2]
Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Jaquith was in the litigation department of the law firm of Bond Schoeneck & King in Syracuse (1988–89) and a Judge Advocate on active duty in the U.S. Army (1982–88), where his work included administrative law, labor law, settlement of civil claims, legal assistance to soldiers, retirees, and their families, and criminal prosecutions. In 1984, he also taught Juvenile Law and Federal Income Taxation at Drury College. In 1982, he interned at the Public Defender's Office in Gainesville, Florida.[3]
Nomination to court of appeals[]
On August 28, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Jaquith to serve as a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. On September 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Jaquith to the seat vacated by Judge Robert N. Davis when his term expired on December 4, 2019.[4] On November 6, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.[5] On January 29, 2020, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[6] On July 23, 2020, the full United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He is currently awaiting his judicial commission.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/profile/?num=350958
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ "Meet the U.S. Attorney" (in en). 2015-01-29. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/meet-us-attorney.
- ↑ "Eight Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 19, 2019
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, "Pending Nominations", November 6, 2019
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs "Pending Legislation and Nomination", January 29, 2020
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