Kelly H. Rankin

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Kelly H. Rankin
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Rankin at his 2024 confirmation hearing
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 12, 2024
Preceded byJohn R. Green
Succeeded by Christopher A. Crofts
Personal details
Born
Kelly Harrison Rankin

1967 (age 57–58)
Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party Republican [1]
Education University of Wyoming (BS, JD)

Kelly Harrison Rankin (born 1967) [2] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming since 2024. He previously served as the United States attorney for that district court from 2008 to 2009 as well as the chief United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2012 to 2024.

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Education

Rankin received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wyoming in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1994. [3]

Career

From 1994 to 1995, Rankin was a deputy county attorney in the Lincoln County Attorney's Office. From 1995 to 1998, he was a deputy county attorney in the Park County Attorney's Office and from 1998 to 2003, he served as the Park County Attorney. From 2003 to 2008, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the District of Wyoming. From 2008 to 2010, he served as the United States attorney for the District of Wyoming and then served as counsel to Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal in 2010. From 2010 to 2012, he served as criminal chief in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming. [3] On June 7, 2012, he assumed office as a United States magistrate judge for the District of Wyoming. [4]

Federal judicial service

On December 19, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Rankin to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. [3] His nomination received support from Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis. [5] [6] On January 10, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Rankin to the seat vacated by Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal, who assumed senior status on June 1, 2022. [7] On January 24, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [8] On February 29, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 20–1 vote. [9] On March 7, 2024, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. [10] He received his judicial commission on March 12, 2024. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Yeargain, Quinn [@yeargain] (December 19, 2023). "Looks that way! Rankin was elected as the Republican nominee for Park County Attorney in 1998 and 2002, and Bazis was identified as a Republican in 2006 when she was applying for a state district court position" (Tweet). Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "President Biden Names Forty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ "Kelly H. Rankin | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Barrasso Statement on the Nomination of Judge Kelly Rankin for U.S. District Court of Wyoming". barrasso.senate.gov (Press release). Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lummis Applauds Rankin Nomination to U.S. District Court". lummis.senate.gov (Press release). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nominations Press Release Attached" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 29, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ "PN1294 — Kelly Harrison Rankin — The Judiciary". United States Senate. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ Kelly H. Rankin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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