Robert Bacharach | |
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| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| Assumed office February 28, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Harlan Henry |
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| Born | Robert Edwin Bacharach (1959-05-20)May 20, 1959 (age 66) Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) Washington University (JD) |
Robert Edwin Bacharach (born May 20, 1959) is aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Bacharach was born inClarksdale, Mississippi. He attendedWashington University in St. Louis for one year and received hisBachelor of Arts degree,magna cum laude, from theUniversity of Oklahoma in 1981. He received hisJuris Doctor from theWashington University School of Law in 1985 where he graduatedOrder of the Coif. He served as an editor of theWashington University Law Quarterly. He served two years aslaw clerk to JudgeWilliam Judson Holloway Jr. of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. In 1987, he joined theOklahoma City law firm ofCrowe & Dunlevy, P.C. as anassociate, becoming ashareholder in 1994. His concentration wascommercial litigation. He served as anadjunct professor at theUniversity of Oklahoma College of Law, teaching civil pretrial litigation.[1][2]
Bacharach was appointedUnited States magistrate judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in 1999, holding that office until his elevation to circuit judge in 2013. He is an active member of the Federal Bar Association and has served as the Tenth Circuit Vice President since 2007. During his time as a magistrate judge, he handled nearly 3,000 civil and criminal cases and presided over more than 400 judicial settlement conferences. He issued more than 1,600 reports and recommendations in a wide variety of judicial matters. He chaired numerous committees for his district, including the Civil Rules Committee and the Criminal Justice Act Committee.[1][2]
On January 23, 2012, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Bacharach to be United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.[1] On July 26, 2012, Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid filed forcloture on Bacharach's nomination. A cloture vote held on July 30, 2012, failed by a 56–34 vote, with 3 senators voted present, including both Oklahoma Senators,Tom Coburn andJames Inhofe.[3] On January 2, 2013, his nomination was returned to the President, due to thesine die adjournment of the Senate.[2]
On January 3, 2013, he was renominated to the same office. On February 7, 2013, theSenate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the floor byvoice vote.[4] The Senate confirmed his nomination on February 25, 2013, by a 93–0 vote.[5] He received his commission on February 28, 2013.[2]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 2013–present | Incumbent |
