Joshua Wolson

Joshua David Wolson (born 1974) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Joshua Wolson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
May 28, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJames Knoll Gardner
Personal details
Born1974 (age 46–47)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)

Education

Wolson earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.[1]

Upon graduating law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Jan E. DuBois of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.[1]

Wolson then became an associate in the litigation and antitrust groups of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., where he worked for eight years.

He returned to Philadelphia and joined Dilworth Paxson's litigation group in 2008, becoming a partner in 2010. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation matters, including antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, procurement, and civil rights disputes. He also served as a co-chair of the firm's Plaintiffs' Rights Practice Group and a member of the firm's Executive Committee.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Wolson to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On May 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat that was vacated by Judge James Knoll Gardner, who assumed senior status on April 3, 2017. On July 11, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[2] On September 13, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[3]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Wolson for a federal judgeship.[4] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[5] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[6] On May 2, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 65–33.[7] He received his judicial commission on May 28, 2019.

Memberships

On his Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, Wolson reported being a member of the Federalist Society, the American Bar Association, Republican Jewish Coalition and the Republican National Lawyers Association.[8]

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 10, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for July 11, 2018
  3. Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 13, 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
  5. "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
  6. Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 93, United States Senate, May 2, 2019
  8. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Joshua D. Wolson
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Knoll Gardner		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
2019–present		 Incumbent
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