Mark Christopher Scarsi (born December 23, 1964) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was appointed to the federal bench in 2020 by Donald Trump.
Mark C. Scarsi | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Assumed office September 18, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | George H. King |
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| Born | Mark Christopher Scarsi December 23, 1964 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University (BS, MS) Georgetown University (JD) |
Early life, education, and career
editScarsi was born in 1964 in Syracuse, New York. He studied computer science at Syracuse University, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science.[1] From 1987 to 1993, Scarsi worked as a software engineer for GE Aviation and Lockheed Martin, designing and developing detection and signal processing computer systems for U.S. defense applications.[2] He also did graduate study in computer science at Syracuse, receiving a Master of Science in 1993. He then attended Georgetown University Law Center, graduating in 1996 with a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, and Order of the Coif honors.[2][3]
Career
editAfter graduating from law school, Scarsi was in private practice at the Los Angeles-based intellectual property law firm Christie, Parker & Hale (now part of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie) from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2007, Scarsi was in practice at O'Melveny & Myers, becoming a partner in 2003. In 2007, he joined Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, where he served as the Chair of the firm's Global Intellectual Property Practice and as the Los Angeles office's managing partner.[2][3] Scarsi noted he became a Federalist Society member in 2017.[4]
Federal judicial service
editOn October 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Scarsi to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Scarsi to the seat vacated by Judge George H. King, who retired on January 6, 2017.[5]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 30, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Scarsi to the district court.[6] On February 6, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on November 13, 2019.[8] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was once again returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[9] On January 9, 2020, he was renominated to the same seat.[10] On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[11] On September 14, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 77–12 vote.[12] On September 15, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a 83–12 vote.[13] He received his judicial commission on September 18, 2020.[14]
Prior to President Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden in December 2024, he presided over Hunter Biden's case related to tax charges. On September 5, 2024, Scarsi accepted Hunter Biden's guilty plea to three felonies and six misdemeanors.[15]
References
edit- ^ Herbert, Geoff (June 5, 2024). "Judge in Hunter Biden tax case is Syracuse native, SU graduate". syracuse.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, October 10, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire – Mark C. Scarsi" (PDF). Archived from the original on October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees", United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- ^ "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, February 6, 2019
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2019
- ^ "PN375 – Nomination of Mark C. Scarsi for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 9, 2020
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 5, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mark C. Scarsi to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California) United States Senate, September 14, 2020
- ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California) United States Senate, September 15, 2020
- ^ Mark C. Scarsi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Ryan, Lucas (September 5, 2024). "In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges". npr.org. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
External links
edit- Mark C. Scarsi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.