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Thompson M. Dietz

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Thompson M. Dietz
Dietz in 2022
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Assumed office
December 22, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byVictor J. Wolski
Personal details
Born1979 (age 44–45)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationClemson University (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Thompson Michael Dietz (born 1979)[1] is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Education

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Dietz earned his Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University and his Juris Doctor from the Tulane University Law School.[2]

Career

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Dietz previously worked at General Dynamics Land Systems, where he was involved in negotiating and managing federal government contracts relating to military system design and development programs. From 2012 to 2020, he was Associate Counsel in the General Counsel's office at CohnReznick in Roseland, New Jersey, where his practice focused on government and commercial contracts and regulatory and corporate compliance. He also served as Lead Counsel for the firm's Government and Public Sector Group and for data security and privacy matters.[2]

Claims court service

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On June 15, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Dietz to serve as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. On July 2, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Dietz to the seat vacated by Judge Victor J. Wolski, who assumed senior status on July 13, 2018.[3] On September 9, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On October 22, 2020, the Judiciary Committee reported his nomination by a 12–0 vote.[5] On December 19, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–37 vote.[6] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 51–36 vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on December 22, 2020.[8] He was sworn in on December 29, 2020.[9]

References

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  1. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Thompson Dietz
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, June 15, 2020 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Two Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, July 2, 2020
  4. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 9, 2020
  5. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 22, 2020" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
  6. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thompson Michael Dietz to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims)". United States Senate. December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims)". United States Senate. December 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Thompson M. Dietz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  9. ^ "Thompson M. Dietz took the oath of office on December 29, 2020, as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". uscfc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
2020–present
Incumbent