Dominic Lanza
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Dominic Lanza is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on January 23, 2018, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 6, 2018, by a vote of 60-35.[1] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
At the time of his nomination, Lanza served as chief and executive assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
Lanza was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona by President Donald Trump (R) on January 28, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Lanza on September 6, 2018, by a vote of 60-35.[1] He received commission on September 10, 2018.[2] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Dominic Lanza |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 226 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 23, 2018
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: March 7, 2018
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: April 19, 2018
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| Confirmed: September 6, 2018
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| Vote: 60 - 35
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Lanza on September 6, 2018 on a vote of 60-35.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Dominic Lanza confirmation vote (September 6, 2018) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
11 | 34 | 2 | ||||||
 Republican |
48 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 60 | 35 | 5 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Lanza had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 7, 2018. The committee voted to advance Lanza's nomination to the full Senate on April 19, 2018.[1]
Nomination
Lanza was nominated to replace Judge Susan Bolton, who assumed senior status on September 1, 2016.
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Lanza well qualified for the position.[3] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Lanza received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.[4]
Professional career
At the time of his nomination, Lanza served as chief and executive assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Before that, he was in private practice with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He also previously served as law clerk to Judge Pamela Rymer of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.[4] Beginning in 2018, Lanza served as a judge for the District of Arizona.
About the court
| District of Arizona |
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| Ninth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 13 |
| Judges: 12 |
| Vacancies: 1 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Jennifer Zipps |
| Active judges: Susan Brnovich, John Hinderaker, Diane Humetewa, Krissa Lanham, Dominic Lanza, Michael Liburdi, Steven Logan, Rosemary Marquez, Angela Martinez, Scott Rash, John Tuchi, Jennifer Zipps Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is one of 94 United States district courts. Cases are heard in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and Prescott. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in downtown San Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse. Initial appeals are heard at the Richard Chambers Federal Courthouse in Pasadena, California.
The jurisdiction of the District of Arizona consists of all the counties in the state of Arizona. Court is held in the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma and Prescott.
The District of Arizona has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- Press release announcing nomination
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Congress.gov, "PN1525 — Dominic W. Lanza — The Judiciary," accessed September 7, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Lanza, Dominic William," accessed September 11, 2018
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 23, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the District of Arizona 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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| Active judges |
• Murray Snow • Susan Brnovich • Scott Rash • Jennifer Zipps • Rosemary Marquez • Steven Logan • Diane Humetewa • John Tuchi • Dominic Lanza • Michael Liburdi • John Hinderaker • Krissa Lanham • Angela Martinez (Arizona) | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen McNamee • Susan Bolton • David G. Campbell • Frederick Martone • Roslyn Silver • James Teilborg • David Bury • Raner Collins • Cindy Jorgenson • Frank Zapata • Neil Wake • Douglas Rayes • James A. Soto • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michelle Burns • Eileen Willett • D. Thomas Ferraro • Jacqueline Marshall Rateau • Bernardo Velasco • James F. Metcalf • Eric J. Markovich • Bruce G. Macdonald • Leslie A. Bowman • Alison Bachus • John Z. Boyle • Deborah Fine • Lynnette Kimmins • Camille Bibles • Michael Morrissey (Arizona) • Maria Aguilera • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Henry Sawtelle • Richard Elihu Sloan • Fred Clinton Jacobs • John Roll • Robert Broomfield • Earl Carroll • Mary Murguia • Albert Morris Sames • David Ling • Richard Bilby • William Browning • William Copple • Valdemar Cordova • Walter Craig • Arthur Davis • William Frey • Charles Muecke • Mary Richey • Howard Speakman • Charles Hardy (Arizona) • Alfredo Marquez • James A. Walsh • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Roll • Robert Broomfield • Stephen McNamee • Roslyn Silver • Richard Bilby • William Browning • Walter Craig • Charles Muecke • James A. Walsh • | ||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
