Brantley Starr

Brantley David Starr (born 1979)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Brantley Starr
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Assumed office
August 6, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded bySidney A. Fitzwater
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General of Texas
In office
2016–2019
Personal details
Born1979 (age 41–42)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
EducationAbilene Christian University (BA)
University of Texas School of Law (JD)

Biography

Starr received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Abilene Christian University, and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law. After graduating from law school, he was a law clerk to then-Justice Don Willett of the Supreme Court of Texas. Starr then served as a staff attorney to Justice Eva Guzman of the Supreme Court of Texas, and then worked as an Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Solicitor General, and Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel, all in the office of the Attorney General of Texas. From 2016 to 2019 he served as the Deputy First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, under Jeff Mateer.[2]

Federal judicial service

On March 8, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Starr to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.[2] On March 11, 2019, President Trump nominated Starr to the seat vacated by Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater, who took senior status on September 22, 2018.[3] On April 10, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On May 9, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a party-line 12–10 vote.[5] On July 30, 2019, the Senate voted 51–37 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[6] On July 31, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51–39.[7] He received his judicial commission on August 6, 2019.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2005.[1]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Brantley Starr
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, March 11, 2019
  4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for April 10, 2019
  5. Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 9, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas), United States Senate, July 30, 2019
  7. On the Nomination (Confirmation: Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas), United States Senate, July 31, 2019
Legal offices
Preceded by
Sidney A. Fitzwater		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
2019–present		 Incumbent
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