Sharad H. Desai
Sharad H. Desai | |
|---|---|
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | G. Murray Snow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sharad Harshad Desai 1981 (age 42–43) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Relatives | Roopali Desai (sister) |
| Education | University of Arizona (BS, BA) New York University (JD) |
Sharad Harshad Desai (born 1981)[1] 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 Arizona.
Education
[edit]Deasi earned a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the University of Arizona in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law in 2006.[2]
Career
[edit]Desai began his legal career serving as a law clerk for Justice Rebecca White Berch of the Arizona Supreme Court from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2015, he worked as an attorney with the Phoenix law firm Osborn Maledon, P.A., first as an associate and later as partner. He is a member of the South Asian Bar Association of Arizona and has worked in senior legal counsel roles at Honeywell since 2015.[2] Since 2023, Desai has been vice president and general counsel for Honeywell International's Integrated Supply Chain and Information Technology divisions in Phoenix, Arizona.[3]
Nomination to district court
[edit]On August 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Desai to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[2] Desai's nomination was endorsed by Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.[4] On September 9, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Desai to the seat vacated by Judge G. Murray Snow, who subsequently assumed senior status on October 21, 2024.[5] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On November 14, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote, with Senators Chuck Grassley, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, John Kennedy, and Marsha Blackburn voting no.[7] On November 21, 2024, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 82–12 vote.[8] He is awaiting his judicial commission. Once commissioned, he would be the second South Asian federal judge in Arizona, after his older sister, Judge Roopali Desai, who was confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Bly, Lauren (August 29, 2024). "Biden pick for federal judge has big sister on 9th Circuit appeals court". Cronkite News. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Scarcella, Mike (August 29, 2024). "Biden nominates US circuit judge's brother, two prosecutors to serve on district courts". Reuters. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "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 the Executive Meeting - November 14, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sharad Harshad Desai, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sharad H. Desai at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American lawyers
- American jurists of Indian descent
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- Lawyers from Phoenix, Arizona
- New York University School of Law alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden
- University of Arizona alumni