Curtis V. Gómez Explained

Curtis Gómez
Office:Senior Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
Term Start:April 27, 2020
Office1:Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
Term Start1:January 28, 2005
Term End1:August 16, 2013
Predecessor1:Raymond L. Finch
Successor1:Wilma A. Lewis
Office2:Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
Nominator2:George W. Bush
Term Start2:January 28, 2005
Term End2:April 27, 2020
Predecessor2:Thomas K. Moore
Successor2:Robert A. Molloy
Birth Date:26 March 1963
Birth Place:Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Education:George Washington University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Curtis Vincent Gómez (born March 26, 1963) is a senior United States district judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands.[1]

Education

Gómez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University and his Juris Doctor from the Harvard Law School.[2]

Legal career

Gómez was an attorney with the law firms of Patton Boggs in the District of Columbia, and Dudley, Topper & Feuerzeig in the Virgin Islands. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands.

Federal judicial service

On November 25, 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Gómez to serve a ten-year term as a United States district judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands.[3] On April 4, 2004, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 29, 2004, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 21, 2004, the full United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[4] Gómez assumed senior status on April 27, 2020.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honorable Curtis V. Gomez . www.vid.uscourts.gov . 2020-02-25 . 2018-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221184655/https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/oia/upload/1-Curtis-Gomez.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Honorable Curtis V. Gomez District Court of the Virgin Islands . www.doi.gov. 2020-02-25.
  3. Web site: Nominations Sent to the Senate. georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 2020-02-25.
  4. Web site: PN1176 - Nomination of Curtis V. Gomez for The Judiciary, 108th Congress (2003–2004). 2004-11-21. www.congress.gov. 2020-02-25.