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David A. Ruiz (Ohio)

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David A. Ruiz

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Years in office: 2016 - 2022

Education

Bachelor's

The Ohio State University, 1997

Law

Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, 2000

Contact

Official website

David A. Ruiz is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He was nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on September 30, 2021, and confirmed by theU.S. Senate on February 1, 2022, by a vote of 62-35.^[1]^[2]^[3] Ruiz was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.

TheUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is one of 94U.S. District Courts. They are the generaltrial courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Prior to his confirmation, Ruiz was afederal magistrate judge for theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He joined the court on October 1, 2016.^[4]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2022-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On September 30, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated David Ruiz to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He was confirmed by a 62-35 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 1, 2022. He received commission on February 8, 2022.^[2] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: David Ruiz
Court:United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Progress
Confirmed 124 days after nomination.
ANominated: September 30, 2021
AABA Rating:Well Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: November 17, 2021

QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: December 16, 2021 (first) / January 13, 2022 (second)
AConfirmed: February 1, 2022
AVote: 62-35

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Ruiz by a vote of 62-35 on February 1, 2022.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

Ruiz confirmation vote (February 1, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	13	35	2
Independent	2	0	0
Total	62	35	3

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Ruiz's nomination on November 17, 2021. The committee voted to advance Ruiz's nomination to the full Senate on December 16, 2021. The committee voted to advance Ruiz's nomination after his renomination on January 13, 2022.

Nomination

On September 30, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Ruiz to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.^[1] The president nominated Ruiz on the same day.^[2]

Ruiz's nomination was returned to the president at thesine die adjournment of theU.S. Senate on January 3, 2022.^[5] The president renominated Ruiz on the same day.^[3]

Ruiz was nominated to replace JudgeSolomon Oliver, who assumedsenior status on February 15, 2021.^[2]

TheAmerican Bar Association rated RuizWell Qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Biography

Education

Ruiz earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in 1997 and aJ.D. from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2000.^[1]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge,U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
2016-2022: Magistrate judge,U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
2010-2016: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Ohio
2003-2010: Senior attorney, Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP,Cleveland, Ohio
2001-2003: Attorney in private practice,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1]

About the court

The Northern District of Ohio hasoriginal jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Northern District of Ohio consists of all the followingcounties in the northern part of the state ofOhio.

There are two court divisions, each covering the following counties:

TheEastern Division, coveringAshland,Ashtabula,Carroll,Crawford,Columbiana,Cuyahoga,Geauga,Holmes,Lake,Lorain,Mahoning,Medina,Portage,Richland,Stark,Summit,Trumbull,Tuscarawas andWayne counties.

TheWestern Division, coveringAllen,Auglaize,Defiance,Erie,Fulton,Hancock,Hardin,Henry,Huron,Lucas,Marion,Mercer,Ottawa,Paulding,Putnam,Sandusky,Seneca,Van Wert,Williams,Wood andWyandot counties.

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.