Ernesto Gonzalez (judge)

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Ernesto Gonzalez
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingPhilip Ray Martinez
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at San Antonio (BA)
Texas Southern University (JD)

Ernesto "Ernest" Gonzalez (born 1962)[1] is an American lawyer with the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Education

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

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. Since 2023, Gonzalez has served as a senior attorney advisor in the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section.[2]

Nomination to district court

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a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On February 7, 2024, his nomination was withdrawn and he was renominated to the seat vacated by Judge Philip Ray Martinez, who died on February 26, 2021.[6] On February 29, 2024, his nomination was reported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, his nomination was confirmed by a 88–7 vote.[8] He is awaiting his judicial commission.

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Jefferson, Greg (December 19, 2023). "Biden to nominate two to federal bench based in San Antonio". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Nominations Press Release Attached" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 29, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "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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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Taking office 2024 		Designate
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