| 词条 | Fernando Rodriguez Jr. |
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| name = Fernando Rodriguez Jr. | image = | office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | appointer = Donald Trump | term_start = June 12, 2018 | term_end = | predecessor = Gregg Costa | successor = | birth_name = {{Birth year and age|1969}} | birth_date = | birth_place = Harlingen, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = Yale University (BA) University of Texas School of Law (JD) | party = }} Fernando Rodriguez Jr. (born 1969) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. BiographyRodriguez earned his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Texas School of Law. From 1997 to 1998, he served as a briefing attorney for then-Associate Justice Nathan Hecht of the Supreme Court of Texas. Before joining International Justice Mission, Rodriguez was a partner in the Dallas office of Baker Botts LLP, where his practice focused on commercial litigation.[1] Before becoming a judge, Rodriguez worked as a field office director in the Dominican Republic for International Justice Mission, where he led efforts to combat sex trafficking of children. His work contributed to the rescue of more than 110 victims and 21 convictions of the perpetrators. He previously led similar efforts against the sexual abuse of children in Bolivia.[2] Federal judicial serviceOn September 7, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Rodriguez to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge Gregg Costa, who was elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 20, 2014.[3][4] On November 29, 2017, a hearing was held on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On January 11, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6] On June 5, 2018, the U.S. Senate voted to invoke cloture on his nomination by a vote of 94–1.[7] Later that same day, Rodriguez was confirmed by a vote of 96–0.[8] He received his judicial commission on June 12, 2018. References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Banks|first1=Gabrielle|title=Seven Texas lawyers in line for vacant federal judgeships|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Seven-Texas-lawyers-in-line-for-vacant-federal-12383598.php|accessdate=December 16, 2017|work=Houston Chronicle|date=November 25, 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/07/president-donald-j-trump-announces-seventh-wave-judicial-candidates|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates|website=whitehouse.gov|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 8, 2017}} {{PD-notice}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Osborne|first1=James|title=Trump moves to fill Texas judicial vacancies|url=http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Trump-moves-to-fill-Texas-judicial-vanancies-12180060.php|accessdate=December 16, 2017|work=Houston Chronicle|date=September 7, 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/07/nine-nominations-sent-senate-today|title=Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|website=whitehouse.gov|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 8, 2017}} 5. ^[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/11/29/2017/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 29, 2017] 6. ^[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/01-11-18%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 11, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee] 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00114|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 2nd Session|website=www.senate.gov}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00115|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., of Texas, to the United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas)|last=|first=|date=June 6, 2018|website=United States Senate|access-date=June 6, 2018|language=en}} External links
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