Sarah Morgan Davenport[1] (born 1976)[2] is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. She has served as an assistant United States attorney for the same court since 2009.
Sarah M. Davenport | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | William P. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Education | New Mexico State University (BMus) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Education
editDavenport received a Bachelor of Music from New Mexico State University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2006.[3]
Career
editFrom 2006 to 2008, she was a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico and from 2008 to 2009, she was as a special assistant United States attorney in Las Cruces. Since 2009, she has served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico.[3]
Nomination to district court
editOn August 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Davenport to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.[3] Her nomination was supported by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján.[1] On September 9, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Davenport to the seat being vacated by Judge William P. Johnson, who will assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[4][5] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On November 21, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[7] On December 4, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–45 vote.[8] The following day, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–45 vote.[9] She is awaiting her judicial commission.
References
edit- ^ a b "Heinrich, Luján Welcome Nomination of Sarah Davenport for U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico" (Press release). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Fifty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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- ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah Morgan Davenport to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico)". United States Senate. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sarah Morgan Davenport, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico)". United States Senate. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Sarah M. Davenport at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.