Charles Esque Fleming (born 1962)[1] is an American lawyer and judge from Ohio who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| Assumed office February 8, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | James S. Gwin |
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| Born | Charles Esque Fleming 1962 (age 61–62) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Kent State University (BA) Case Western Reserve University (JD) |
Education
editFleming received a Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University Law School in 1990.[2]
Career
editFrom 1990 to 1991, Fleming was an associate at Forbes, Forbes & Associates in Cleveland. From 1991 to 2022, he served as the assistant federal public defender in the office of the federal public defender for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland. From 2010 to 2016 he was the investigative and paralegal staff supervisor for the public defender's office as well as the Cleveland trial team supervisor from 2016 to 2021.[2]
Federal judicial service
editOn September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Fleming to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. President Biden nominated Fleming to the seat vacated by Judge James S. Gwin, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2021.[3] On November 17, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] During his confirmation hearing, Fleming was questioned by Republican senators over the clients that he represented during his tenure as an assistant federal public defender, who included individuals charged with child pornography and impregnating a child.[5] On December 16, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[6][7] On January 3, 2022, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[7] he was renominated the same day.[8]
On January 13, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[9] On February 1, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–41 vote.[10] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 56–42 vote.[11] He received his judicial commission on February 8, 2022.[12] He was sworn in on March 11, 2022.[13] Fleming became the second active African-American judge on the court.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 17, 2021.
- ^ Eaton, Sabrina (November 17, 2021). "Senate Judiciary Committee grills three Northeast Ohio judicial nominees on past cases". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ Eaton, Sabrina (December 16, 2021). "Senate Judiciary Committee signs off on three prospective Northeast Ohio judges". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "PN1209 - Nomination of Charles Esque Fleming for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". www.congress.gov. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 13, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Esque Fleming to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio)". United States Senate. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Charles Esque Fleming, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio)". United States Senate. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Charles E. Fleming at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Charles Esque Fleming Sworn In as United States District Judge". ohnd.uscourts.gov. March 11, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ Swanson, Ian (September 30, 2021). "Biden announces 14 more nominees to courts". The Hill.
External links
edit- Charles E. Fleming at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.