Eric Komitee

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Eric Komitee
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Tenure

2019 - Present

Years in position

5

Education

Bachelor's

Emory University, 1992

Law

New York University Law School, 1995 

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Eric Ross Komitee is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. On May 15, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Komitee to a seat on this court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Komitee on December 3, 2019, by a vote of 86-4.[1] He received commission on December 5, 2019.[2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the Eastern District of New York, click here.

Komitee was the general counsel of Viking Global Investors LP in New York, New York, until June 2018.[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2018)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On May 15, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Komitee to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.[4] The U.S. Senate confirmed Komitee on December 3, 2019, by a vote of 86-4.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

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Nominee Information
Name: Eric Komitee
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Progress
Confirmed 567 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: May 15, 2018
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: August 1, 2018
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: September 13, 2018 (first)
June 20, 2019 (second) 
ApprovedAConfirmed: December 3, 2019
ApprovedAVote: 86-4

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Komitee on December 3, 2019, on a vote of 86-4.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Komitee confirmation vote (December 3, 2019)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 34 4 7
Ends.png Republican 51 0 2
Grey.png Independent 1 0 1
Total 86 4 10
Change in Senate rules
See also:
Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress
Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
United States federal courts

Komitee was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established.

On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a change to chamber precedent lowering the maximum time allowed for debate on executive nominees to posts below the Cabinet level and on nominees to district court judgeships from 30 hours after invoking cloture to two.[5]

The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as the nuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[6]

It was the third use of the nuclear option in Senate history. In 2013, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to confirm presidential nominees, except those to the Supreme Court. In 2017, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.[7] For more, see Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.


Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Komitee's nomination on August 1, 2018. His nomination was reported out of committee September 13 by a 21-0 vote.[8][9] The committee voted a second time, 21-1, to advance his nomination to the full Senate on June 20, 2019.[10]

Nomination

President Trump nominated Komitee to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on May 15, 2018.[4] Komitee was nominated to succeed Judge Eric Vitaliano, who assumed senior status on February 28, 2017.[9]

At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Komitee's nomination to the president.[9][11]

Trump announced his intent to renominate Komitee on April 8, 2019.[12] The second nomination was officially sent to the Senate on May 21, 2019.[13]

The American Bar Association unanimously rated Komitee well qualified for the position.[14] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Education

Komitee received his B.A. with high honors from Emory University in 1992 and his J.D., cum laude, from New York University Law School in 1995. From 1994 to 1995, Komitee was a member of the senior editorial board of the NYU Law Review.[3]

Professional career

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2005: Younger Federal Lawyer Award, Federal Bar Association
  • 1999: Pro Bono Service Award, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP[3]

Associations

  • 2018-present: Member, Sanctuary for Families
  • 2013-present: Member, American Bar Association
  • 2012-2014: Member, UJA-Federation of New York - Lawyers Division
  • 2009-2010: Member, New York State Bar Association[3]

About the court

Eastern District of New York
Second Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 16
Judges: 16
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Margo Brodie
Active judges: Margo Brodie, Gary R. Brown, Sanket Bulsara, Pamela Ki Mai Chen, Nusrat Choudhury, LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, Ann M. Donnelly, Hector Gonzalez, Diane Gujarati, Eric Komitee, Rachel Kovner, Roslynn Mauskopf, Orelia Merchant, Natasha Merle, Nina Morrison, Ramon Reyes Jr.

Senior judges:
Carol Amon, Joan Azrack, Frederic Block, Brian Cogan, Raymond Dearie, Nicholas Garaufis, Nina Gershon, Leo Glasser, Denis Hurley, Dora Irizarry, Edward Korman, William Kuntz, Kiyo Matsumoto, Allyne Ross, Joanna Seybert, Eric Vitaliano


The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is one of 94 United States district courts. The courthouses are located in Brooklyn and Central Islip. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit based in Lower Manhattan at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Federal Courthouse.

The Eastern District of New York has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of New York consists of the following counties in the eastern part of the state of New York:


To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN776 — Eric Ross Komitee — The Judiciary," accessed December 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Komitee, Eric Ross," accessed December 6, 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Eric Komitee," accessed April 9, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 White House, "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," May 15, 2018
  5. ↑ The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
  6. ↑ Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
  7. ↑ NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
  8. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of the Executive Business Meeting," September 13, 2018
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Congress.gov, "PN1958 — Eric Ross Komitee — The Judiciary," accessed September 14, 2018
  10. ↑ U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," June 20, 2019
  11. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
  12. ↑ White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominations," April 8, 2019
  13. ↑ White House, "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate," May 21, 2019
  14. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees: 115th Congress," accessed September 14, 2018

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