Todd Hughes | |
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.jpg) Hughes in 2013 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office September 24, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William Curtis Bryson |
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| Born | Todd Michael Hughes (1966-11-01)November 1, 1966 (age 58) Delaware, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Duke University (MA,JD) |
Todd Michael Hughes (born November 1, 1966) is aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Hughes was born on November 1, 1966, inDelaware,Ohio. He graduated fromHarvard College with aB.A. degree in 1989. He earned both aJuris Doctor with honors and aMaster of Arts in English at a joint degree program atDuke University in 1992. He clerked forRobert B. Krupansky of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 1994, he joined the Commercial Litigation Branch of theCivil Division at theUnited States Department of Justice as a trial attorney. He was appointed Assistant Director for Commercial Litigation in 1999 and became Deputy Director in 2007, serving until 2013.[1]
At the DOJ, Hughes handled matters of federal personnel law, veterans' benefits, international trade, government contracts, and jurisdictional issues regarding the United States Court of Federal Claims. He has extensive experience before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, theUnited States Court of International Trade, and theUnited States Court of Federal Claims. Hughes has been awarded several special commendations from the DOJ and a special contribution award from theUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs. He has taught at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Duke University's writing program.[1]
On February 7, 2013, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Hughes to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to the seat vacated by JudgeWilliam Curtis Bryson who assumedsenior status on January 7, 2013. He received a hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013, and was reported to the floor of theSenate on July 18, 2013, by avoice vote. The Senate confirmed his nomination on September 24, 2013 by a 98–0 vote.[2] He received his commission on September 24, 2013.[3] He assumed office on September 30, 2013.[4] Hughes is the first openlygay judge on a federal circuit court.[5] Obama previously nominated another gay lawyer,Edward C. DuMont, to the same court, but DuMont withdrew his name when it became clear that his nomination was not going to proceed in theSenate Judiciary Committee.[6]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2013–present | Incumbent |