| 词条 | Michael W. Fitzgerald |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Michael Walter Fitzgerald | honorific-suffix = | image = Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald.jpg | alt = | caption = | office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | term_start = March 15, 2012 | term_end = | nominator = | appointer = Barack Obama | predecessor = Howard Matz | successor = | pronunciation = | birth_name = Michael Walter Fitzgerald | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|07|11}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | residence = | education = Harvard College (A.B.) {{nowrap|UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)}} | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }}Michael Walter Fitzgerald (born July 11, 1959) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[1] Early life and educationFitzgerald was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 11, 1959.[2] He earned an Artium Baccalaureus from Harvard College in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1985.[3] After law school, Fitzgerald worked as a law clerk for Judge Irving Kaufman on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[4][5] Professional careerFitzgerald worked at the Law Offices of Robert L. Corbin from 1995 to 1998 and at Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe from 1991 to 1995.[6] From 1988 until 1991, Fitzgerald worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California.[3] From 1998, until his appointment to the Federal bench, Fitzgerald was part of a small Los Angeles law firm, Corbin, Fitzgerald & Athey, which handles white collar criminal defense and business litigation.[4][5] Federal judicial serviceOn July 20, 2011, President Obama nominated Fitzgerald to the judicial seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California formerly held by Howard Matz.[4] Fitzgerald is the fourth openly gay candidate nominated by Obama to a federal judgeship, after Edward DuMont, J. Paul Oetken, and Alison J. Nathan.[1] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 4, 2011, and the committee reported his nomination to the floor of the Senate on November 3, 2011, his nomination being placed on the Senate Executive Calendar that same day.[7] On March 15, 2012, the Senate confirmed Fitzgerald in a 91–6 vote.[8] He received his commission the same day.[5] In February 2018, Fitzgerald's ruling in Sean Hall and Nathan Butler's unsuccessful copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift received international attention.[9][10] PersonalFitzgerald is openly gay and was the first openly LGBT person to be appointed to the federal bench in California.[11] References1. ^1 {{Cite news | first=Abby | last=Phillip | url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59489.html | title=Obama to nominate fourth openly gay judicial candidate | work=Politico | date=July 20, 2011 | accessdate=July 21, 2011}} 2. ^{{cite web | author= | url=http://www.martindale.com/Michael-W-Fitzgerald/129401-lawyer.htm | title=Lawyer Profile: Michael W. Fitzgerald | work=Martindale | date= | accessdate=July 21, 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite web | author=Corbin, Fitzgerald & Athey LLP | url=http://www.corbfitzlaw.com/fitzgerald.shtml | title=Attorneys: Michael W. Fitzgerald | work=corbfitzlaw.com | date= | accessdate=July 21, 2011}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/20/president-obama-announces-his-intent-nominate-michael-walter-fitzgerald- | title=President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Michael Walter Fitzgerald to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | work=whitehouse.gov | date=July 20, 2011 | accessdate=July 21, 2011}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/fitzgerald-michael-walter|title=Fitzgerald, Michael Walter – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/absolutenm/articlefiles/442-Fitzgerald_Confirmed.pdf |title=Senate Confirms Michael W. Fitzgerald as District Judge for Central District of California |work=Ninth Circuit |date=March 15, 2012 |accessdate=March 16, 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://judiciary.senate.gov|title=Home – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=judiciary.senate.gov}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00050|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress – 2nd Session|website=www.senate.gov}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/371458324/Hall-v-Swift-Dismissal%20and%20https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43056814|title=Hall v Swift Dismissal {{!}} Substantial Similarity {{!}} Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-02-14}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43056814|title=Swift lyric too 'banal' to copyright|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=2018-02-14|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-GB}} 11. ^{{cite news|author=Bob Egelko |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/15/BAUM1NLG05.DTL&type=politics |title=Michael Fitzgerald 1st openly gay U.S. judge in CA |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2012-03-16 |accessdate=2012-03-16}} External links
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