Charlotte Sweeney | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
| Assumed office July 18, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | R. Brooke Jackson |
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| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Englewood, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | California Lutheran University (BS) University of Denver (JD) |
Charlotte Noelle Sweeney (born 1969) is an Americanlawyer fromColorado who serves as aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Sweeney was born in 1969 inEnglewood, Colorado.[1] She received aBachelor of Science fromCalifornia Lutheran University in 1991 and aJuris Doctor from theSturm College of Law in 1995.[2]
Sweeney began her career as anassociate with LaFond & Clausen, LLC in 1995 and was named apartner at the firm in 1998. From 1999 to 2008, she was a partner with LaFond & Sweeney, LLC. From 2008 to 2022, she was a partner at Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC., where she focused oncivil rights andemployment discrimination law.[2] In 2019, she helped draft the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in Colorado.[3]
In May 2021, Sweeney was one of three candidates recommended to the White House by SenatorsJohn Hickenlooper andMichael Bennet.[3] On August 5, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden nominated Sweeney to serve as aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado. President Biden nominated Sweeney to the seat vacated by JudgeR. Brooke Jackson, who would assumesenior status on September 30, 2021.[4] On October 20, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before theSenate Judiciary Committee.[5] On December 2, 2021, the committee failed to report her nomination by an 11–11 vote.[6] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President underRule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of theUnited States Senate;[7] she was renominated the same day.[8] On January 20, 2022, the committee again failed to report her nomination by an 11–11 vote.[9] On May 11, 2022, the Senate discharged the committee from further consideration of her nomination by a 51–49 vote.[10][11] On May 24, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 48–42 vote.[12] On May 25, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 48–46 vote.[13] She received her judicial commission on July 18, 2022.[14] She is the first openlyLGBT federal judge in Colorado and the first openly LGBT woman to serve as a federal district court judge west of the Mississippi.[15]
Sweeney previously led thelabor and employment section of theColorado Bar Association as well as thePlaintiff Employment Lawyers Association. She is a member of theColorado LGBT Bar Association.[3] From 2016 to 2022, she served on the board of directors of theMatthew Shepard Foundation, and as interimtreasurer from 2021 to 2022.[16][1]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado 2022–present | Incumbent |