Joshua Deahl | |
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Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
Assumed office January 6, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Eric T. Washington |
Personal details | |
Born | Joshua Adam Deahl [1] February 13,1981 Tucson,Arizona,U.S. |
Spouse | Jessica Deahl [2] |
Children | 3 |
Education | Arizona State University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Joshua Adam Deahl (born February 13,1981) is an American attorney who has served as an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since January 2020. [3] [4]
Deahl earned his Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University in 2003 [5] and his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan Law School in 2006. [6]
After graduating from law school,Deahl clerked for Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Fortunato Benavides [6] and Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy. [7] Deahl worked as an attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and in private practice. [7]
On June 29,2017,President Donald Trump nominated Deahl to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. [8] His nomination expired on January 4,2019,with the end of the 115th United States Congress. [9]
Trump renominated Deahl on May 2,2019,to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Eric T. Washington. [10] On October 22,2019,the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. [11] On November 6,2019,the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 21,2019,the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. [3] He was sworn in on January 6,2020. [12]