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U.Va. Law lecturer nominated to 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.Va. Law lecturer nominated to 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Amul Thapar currently serves as U.S. District Court judge in Kentucky
by Anna Houghton | Mar 24 2017 | 10 hours ago
University Law School Lecturer Judge Amul Thapar has been nominated to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump. Thapar is currently a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
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Thapar received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley before going on to clerk for Judge S. Arthur Spiegel on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Thapar then served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Ohio and the District of Columbia and later became the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He has also worked for private law firms, including Williams & Connolly in D.C. and Squire Sanders & Dempsey in Cincinnati.
Thapar became the first Article III judge of South Asian descent with his 2008 nomination by President George W. Bush. Article III judges include justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as judges on the federal courts of appeals and district courts.
Amul Thapar currently serves as U.S. District Court judge in Kentucky
by Anna Houghton | Mar 24 2017 | 10 hours ago
University Law School Lecturer Judge Amul Thapar has been nominated to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump. Thapar is currently a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
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Thapar received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley before going on to clerk for Judge S. Arthur Spiegel on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Thapar then served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Ohio and the District of Columbia and later became the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He has also worked for private law firms, including Williams & Connolly in D.C. and Squire Sanders & Dempsey in Cincinnati.
Thapar became the first Article III judge of South Asian descent with his 2008 nomination by President George W. Bush. Article III judges include justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as judges on the federal courts of appeals and district courts.