Damon Ray Leichty (born 1971) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Education and career
Leichty earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Wabash College, a Master of Letters from the University of Aberdeen, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law."President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Sixteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eleventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, July 13, 2018
After graduation from law school, Leichty served as a law clerk to Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He went on to join the South Bend office of the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg, where he became a partner. His practice focused on complex civil litigation, including federal product liability cases.
Leichty has been an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School since 2017, where he teaches product liability law.Notre Dame Law School faculty profile
Federal judicial service
On July 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Leichty to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. On July 17, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Donald Trump nominated Leichty to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr., who assumed senior status on January 11, 2016."Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018 In early 2017, Leichty interviewed with Republican Senator Todd Young in April but was not selected by the White House until April 2018 when he interviewed with Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly. On November 13, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2018
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 Leichty for a federal judgeship."President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019 His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day."Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019 On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee On July 9, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by an 87–11 vote.On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Damon Ray Leichty to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana), United States Senate, July 9, 2019 On July 10, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by an 85–10 vote.On the Nomination (Confirmation Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana), United States Senate, July 10, 2019 He received his judicial commission on July 26, 2019.
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