Steven Daniel Grimberg (born March 11, 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Steven D. Grimberg | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Richard W. Story |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven Daniel Grimberg March 11, 1974[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Education | University of Florida (BA) Emory University (JD) |
Education
editGrimberg earned his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Florida, and his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from Emory University School of Law.[2]
Legal and academic career
editHe prosecuted white collar criminals as an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Economic Crimes Section in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia and as a Trial Attorney in the United States Department of Justice Tax Division. From 2018 to 2019 he served as the managing director and General Counsel of Nardello & Co., where he headed the global investigation firm's Atlanta, Georgia, office.[2] Grimberg is an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, where he teaches courses on criminal procedure, criminal law, and trial advocacy.[2]
Federal judicial service
editOn April 2, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Grimberg to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On April 4, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Grimberg to the seat vacated by Judge Richard W. Story, who assumed senior status on December 1, 2018.[3] On April 30, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On June 13, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote.[5] On July 30, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 72–16 vote.[6] On September 11, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 75–18 vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on September 13, 2019.[8]
Notable rulings
editOn November 19, 2020, Grimberg threw out a lawsuit brought by a Trump supporter concerning the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Grimberg found that the plaintiff asserting fraud and improprieties in the election lacked standing to sue, waited too long after the election to file their case, and otherwise demonstrated "no basis in fact or in law" for blocking certification of Joe Biden's narrow victory over Trump in Georgia.[9][10][11] On August 5, 2022, Grimberg ruled that holding statewide elections for a Georgia utility regulatory body discriminates against Black voters and delayed the elections scheduled for November to a later date.[12][13]
Memberships
editHe has been a member of the Federalist Society from 1997 to 2004 and again since 2015.[14] He was a member of the Republican Jewish Coalition from 2015 to 2016.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Florida (Volume 5 - 2001). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 13, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Steven D. Grimberg to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Steven D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ Steven D. Grimberg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Order – #54 in Wood v. Raffensperger (N.D. Ga., 1:20-cv-04651) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Polantz, Katelyn (November 19, 2020). "Judge tosses Republican elector case in Georgia". CNN.
- ^ "Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Lin Wood's 'Creative' Election Lawsuit in Georgia". Law and Crime. November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Federal judge rules against the state, in favor of challengers in Georgia Public Service Commission election lawsuit". 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Federal judge rules that Georgia commission elections discriminate against Black voters". 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Steven Grimberg" (PDF).
External links
edit- Steven D. Grimberg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Steven Grimberg at Ballotpedia