Philip Hadji
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Assumed office
September 28, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byLydia Kay Griggsby
Personal details
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationHamilton College (AB)
Case Western Reserve University (JD)
George Washington University (LLM)

Philip Andrew Serge Hadji[1] (born 1981) is an American lawyer who is serving as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Early life and education

Hadji was born in 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College in 2004, a Juris Doctor from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2009, and a Master of Laws from the George Washington University Law School in 2011.[3] In law school, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law.

Career

Hadji and colleagues at the NAVFAC in 2016.

Hadji served as a civilian attorney with the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of the Navy from 2011 to 2023. From 2011 to 2016, Hadji served as assistant counsel at the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC). From 2016 to 2020, he served as assistant counsel and division director of the Acquisition Integrity Office. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the Deputy Counsel in the District of Columbia Office of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command. From October 2022 to September 2023, he served as a senior trial attorney in the Naval Litigation Office.[3][4]

Claims court service

On June 7, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hadji to serve as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.[3] On June 8, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Hadji to the seat vacated by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, who was elevated to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on July 23, 2021.[5] On July 12, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On September 14, 2023, his nomination was reported out of the committee by a 17–4 vote.[7] On September 21, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed Hadji by a voice vote.[8] He received his judicial commission on September 28, 2023.[2] He took the oath of office on the same day.[9]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 2023.
  2. 1 2 Philip Hadji at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. 1 2 3 "President Biden Names Thirty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney". The White House. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Thomsen, Jacqueline (June 7, 2023). "Biden taps US prosecutors for federal judgeships in Louisiana". Reuters. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ "PN770 — Philip S. Hadji — The Judiciary". United States Senate. June 8, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Philip S. Hadji took the oath of office on September 28, 2023, as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". uscfc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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