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Kevin Newsom
Office:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Appointer:Donald Trump
Term Start:August 2, 2017
Predecessor:Joel Fredrick Dubina
Office1:Solicitor General of Alabama
1Blankname1:Attorney General
1Namedata1:William H. Pryor Jr.
Troy King
Term Start1:December 2003
Term End1:June 2007
Predecessor1:Nathan A. Forrester
Successor1:Corey L. Maze
Birth Name:Kevin Christopher Newsom
Birth Date:22 September 1972
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Children:2
Education:Samford University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Kevin Christopher Newsom (born September 22, 1972)[1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Early life and education

Kevin Newsom was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to Susan and Michael Alan Newsom. His father was an attorney. Newsom attended Homewood High School in Birmingham. Both of his parents had issues with alcoholism.[2]

In 1994, Newsom received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Samford University, graduating first in his class. In 1997, he graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, where he was the articles editor of the Harvard Law Review.[3]

Career

After graduation, Newsom served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He then clerked for Justice David Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1998 to 1999.[4]

Between and after his clerkships, he worked for Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. In December 2003, he was appointed the State of Alabama's second Solicitor General, replacing Nathan A. Forrester, and served for three and a half years under state Attorneys General William H. Pryor Jr. and Troy King.[5] [6] [7] While serving as Solicitor General, Newsom argued 18 cases, including 3 before the United States Supreme Court.[8] Afterwards, Newsom was a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham, where his practice focused on appellate law.[9] [10]

Newsom serves on the Board of Overseers of Samford University.[11] He is a member of the Federalist Society and the American Law Institute.[12] [13]

Federal judicial service

On May 8, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Newsom to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated by Judge Joel Fredrick Dubina, who assumed senior status on October 26, 2013.[14] [15] [16] [17] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on June 14, 2017.[18] On July 13, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 18–2 vote.[19] On July 31, 2017, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 68–26 vote.[20] On August 1, 2017, his nomination was confirmed by a 66–31 vote.[21] He received his judicial commission on August 2, 2017.

In June 2020, Newsom wrote for the divided panel when it vacated a lower court's injunction ordering the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department to enforce social distancing and take other preventative measures to protect prisoners from COVID-19.[22]

Personal life

In 1994, Newsom married Deborah E. Wilgus, who also attended Samford University, and they have two children.[3] [23]

See also

Selected works

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFJ Nominee Report: Kevin Newsom. Alliance for Justice. December 2, 2017. December 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203404/https://www.afj.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/AFJ-Newsom-Report.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: 2018-02-21 . Finding Your Voice: A Sitdown with Judge Newsom . 2024-04-14 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Kevin C. Newsom. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. May 8, 2017. May 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508080404/https://www.bradley.com/people/n/newsom-kevin-c. dead.
  4. Book: Peppers. Todd C.. Courtiers of the Marble Palace. 2006. Stanford University Press. Palo Alto, CA. 0804753822. 231.
  5. Web site: Lat. David. David Lat. Articles on Kevin Newsom. Above the Law. May 8, 2017.
  6. Gibeut. John. It's All in the Execution. American Bar Association Journal. August 11, 2006. May 8, 2017.
  7. News: Mahoney. Ryan. Ex-state solicitor general joins Bradley Arant staff. October 20, 2017. Birmingham Business Journal. February 8, 2004.
  8. Web site: Newsom . Kevin . March 13, 2013 . The State Solicitor General Boom . June 30, 2020 . www.americanbar.org . en.
  9. News: Page. Peter. State solicitor general appointments open doors for appellate practitioners. August 18, 2008. National Law Journal. October 19, 2017. Posted at Bradley Arant LLP website.
  10. Web site: U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments of Kevin Newsom. Oyez.com. May 8, 2017.
  11. Web site: Board of Overseers Members. Samford University. May 8, 2017.
  12. Web site: Kevin C. Newsom. Federalist Society. May 8, 2017.
  13. Web site: Membership roster. American Law Institute. May 8, 2017.
  14. News: Adler. Jonathan H.. Jonathan H. Adler. Here come Trump's judges: President to put forward more strong judicial nominees. May 8, 2017. Washington Post. May 7, 2017.
  15. Web site: Presidential Nomination 372, 115th United States Congress . May 8, 2017 . . June 30, 2018.
  16. Web site: Congressional Record. www.congress.gov.
  17. Web site: Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20170515081524/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/08/nine-nominations-sent-senate-today. dead. May 15, 2017. May 8, 2017. The White House.
  18. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/06/14/2017/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 14, 2017
  19. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2007-13-17.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 13, 2017 Senate Judiciary Committee
  20. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00180 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge), United States Senate, July 31, 2017
  21. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00182 On the Nomination (Confirmation Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit), United States Senate, August 1, 2017
  22. Swain v. Junior. 961. F.3d. 1276. 11th Cir.. 2020. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15063895289248616104.
  23. News: Engagements: Wilgus-Newsom. May 8, 2017. Orlando Sentinel. May 5, 1994.