Robert J. Colville
Colville in 2021
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
December 31, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byArthur J. Schwab
Personal details
Born
Robert John Colville

(1965-08-03) August 3, 1965[1]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[2]
RelationsRobert E. Colville (father)
EducationPennsylvania State University (BA)
Duquesne University (JD)

Robert John Colville (born August 3, 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Biography

Colville received a Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University in 1989 and his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law in 1992. He began his legal career by serving as an intern for the Appellate Division of the Office of the Public Defender of Allegheny County, then became a law clerk from 1992 to 1994 to the Honorable Ralph J. Cappy, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He worked as an associate at the law firm of Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1994 to 1999. From 2000 to 2019, Colville served as a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, where he presided over civil matters. From 2012 to 2019, he served as a judge on the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline.[3]

Federal judicial service

Expired nomination to district court under Obama

On July 30, 2015, President Obama nominated Colville to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Gary L. Lancaster, who died on April 24, 2013.[4] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2015.[5] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Renomination to district court under Trump

On March 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Colville to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania as part of a bipartisan package of nominees which included Stephanie Haines.[6] On March 5, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Colville to the seat vacated by Judge Arthur J. Schwab, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2018.[7] On May 9, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[8] A cloture motion on the nomination was presented to the Senate on December 16, 2019, but it was withdrawn on December 18, 2019.[9] On December 19, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 66–27 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on December 31, 2019.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert J. Colville - Personal Data Questionnaire" (PDF). Pennsylvania Bar Association.
  2. ↑ Voruganti, Harsh (2019-05-13). "Judge Robert Colville – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. ↑ "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, July 30, 2015
  4. ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, July 30, 2015
  5. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for December 9, 2015
  6. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, a United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, March 1, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ "Ten Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, March 5, 2019
  8. ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 9, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. ↑ PN450 — Robert J. Colville — The Judiciary
  10. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert J. Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  11. ↑ Robert J. Colville at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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