Sherri Lydon Explained

Sherri Lydon
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Appointer:Donald Trump
Term Start:December 10, 2019
Predecessor:A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
Office1:United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
President1:Donald Trump
Term Start1:May 24, 2018
Term End1:December 10, 2019
Predecessor1:Bill Nettles
Successor1:Peter M. McCoy Jr.
Birth Name:Cheryl Allen[1]
Birth Date:21 February 1962
Birth Place:Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma Mater:Clemson University (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

Cheryl "Sherri" Allen Lydon (born February 21, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She previously served as the United States attorney for the same district. She was the first woman to serve as a presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.

Education

Lydon earned her Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University and her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law.[2]

Career

Lydon began her legal career at Nexsen Pruet Jacobs and Pollard. Three years later, she became an assistant United States attorney for the District of South Carolina. As a federal prosecutor, she carried a diverse docket, including public corruption, RICO, drug, and fraud cases.

U.S. attorney

On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Lydon to serve as United States attorney for the District of South Carolina. On April 12, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[3] On May 10, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[4] On May 22, 2018, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[5] She was sworn into office on May 24, 2018. She left office on December 10, 2019, after becoming a federal judge.

Lydon was the first female U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina to be appointed by a president.[6] [7]

Federal judicial service

On September 12, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Lydon to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.[8] On October 15, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Lydon to the seat vacated by Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on September 4, 2018.[9] On October 16, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On November 7, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 18–4 vote.[11] On December 4, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 79–14 vote.[12] On December 5, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a 76–13 vote.[13] She received her judicial commission on December 10, 2019.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 16, 2019.
  2. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-twelfth-wave-judicial-nominees-twelfth-wave-united-states-attorneys-sixth-wave-united-states-marshals/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018
  3. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/twenty-nine-nominations-sent-senate-today/ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 12, 2018
  4. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2005-10-18.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 10, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1837 PN1837 — Cheryl A. Lydon — Department of Justice, congress.gov
  6. News: Monk . John . SC's first female US attorney Sherri Lydon is on the job . 30 May 2018 . The State . May 25, 2018.
  7. Web site: Trump U.S. Attorney nominee Sherri Lydon would be first woman nominated by president to serve . Manno . Adam . April 10, 2018 . April 11, 2018.
  8. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominees-5/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, September 12, 2019
  9. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/twenty-five-nominations-three-withdrawals-sent-senate/ "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019
  10. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/16/2019/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 16, 2019
  11. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20November%207%202019.pdf Results of Executive Business – November 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sherri A. Lydon to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina) . December 4, 2019. United States Senate. December 4, 2019. en.
  13. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sherri Lydon, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina). December 5, 2019. United States Senate. December 5, 2019. en.