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American judge (born 1962)
Ernesto "Ernest" Gonzalez
(born 1962)
[1]
is an American lawyer
who has served as a
United States district judge
of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
since 2024. He previously served with the
United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
from 2023 to 2024.
Education
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Gonzalez received a
Bachelor of Arts
from the
University of Texas at San Antonio
in 1987 and a
Juris Doctor
from the
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
at
Texas Southern University
in
Houston
in 1993.
[2]
Career
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From 1994 to 2000, Gonzalez worked as an assistant district attorney in
Bexar County
in
San Antonio, Texas
. From 2000 to 2003, he was an
assistant United States attorney
in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas and from 2003 to 2023, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas. From 2023 to 2024, Gonzalez served as a senior attorney advisor in the
U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division
, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section.
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Federal judicial service
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On December 19, 2023, President
Joe Biden
announced his intent to nominate Gonzalez to serve as a
United States district judge
of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
. His nomination received support from Senators
John Cornyn
and
Ted Cruz
.
[3]
On January 10, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Gonzalez to the seat vacated by Judge
Frank Montalvo
, who assumed
senior status
on December 1, 2022.
[4]
On January 24, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
.
[5]
On February 7, 2024, his nomination was withdrawn and he was renominated to the seat vacated by Judge
Philip Ray Martinez
, who died on February 26, 2021.
[6]
On February 29, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 20?1 vote.
[7]
On March 22, 2024, the
United States Senate
confirmed his nomination by an 88?7 vote.
[8]
He received his judicial commission on April 9, 2024.
[9]
See also
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References
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- ^
"Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees"
(PDF)
. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
. Retrieved
January 23,
2024
.
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a
b
"President Biden Names Forty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees"
(Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 19, 2023
. Retrieved
December 19,
2023
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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Jefferson, Greg (December 19, 2023).
"Biden to nominate two to federal bench based in San Antonio"
.
San Antonio Express-News
. Retrieved
December 19,
2023
.
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"Nominations Press Release Attached"
(Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 10, 2024.
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"Nominations"
. Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 23, 2024.
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"Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate"
(Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 7, 2024.
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"Results of Executive Business Meeting ? February 29, 2024"
(PDF)
. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
. Retrieved
February 29,
2024
.
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"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ernest Gonzalez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas)"
.
United States Senate
. March 22, 2024
. Retrieved
March 22,
2024
.
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Ernesto Gonzalez
at the
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
, a publication of the
Federal Judicial Center
.
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