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=== Nomination to district court ===
=== Nomination to district court ===


On January 19, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Wang to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. President Biden nominated Wang to the seat being vacated by Judge [[Christine Arguello]], who will assume [[senior status]] on July 15, 2022.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 19, 2022 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/19/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-59/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On May 25, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/25/2022/nominations}}</ref> On June 16, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-06-16.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 16, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=June 16, 2022}}</ref> On July 18, 2022, the [[United States Senate]] invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–33 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2022 |title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado) |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00256.htm |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=United States Senate |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> On July 19, 2022, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 58–36 vote. She is awaiting her judicial commission.
On January 19, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Wang to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. President Biden nominated Wang to the seat being vacated by Judge [[Christine Arguello]], who will assume [[senior status]] on July 15, 2022.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 19, 2022 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/19/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-59/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On May 25, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/25/2022/nominations}}</ref> On June 16, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-06-16.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 16, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=June 16, 2022}}</ref> On July 18, 2022, the [[United States Senate]] invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–33 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2022 |title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado) |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00256.htm |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=United States Senate |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> On July 19, 2022, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 58–36 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2022 |title= On the Nomination (Confirmation: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado) |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00257.htm |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=United States Senate |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> She is awaiting her judicial commission.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:04, 19 July 2022

Nina Y. Wang
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingChristine Arguello
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Assumed office
February 9, 2015
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Taipei, Taiwan
EducationWashington University in St. Louis (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Nina Nin Yuen Wang (born 1972)[1] is an American lawyer and judge serving as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. She is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.

Early life and education

Wang is an immigrant from Taiwan.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Washington University in St. Louis in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1997.[3]

Career

Wang began her career as an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. From 1999 to 2000, Wang served as a law clerk for Judge Peter J. Messitte of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. From 2000 to 2004, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado. She was an associate at Faegre Drinker from 2004 to 2008 and partner until 2015.[3]

Wang cofounded the Colorado Pro Bono Patent Initiative. She also previously served as President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado.[4]

United States magistrate judge

Wang has served as a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado since February 9, 2015.[5]

Nomination to district court

On January 19, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Wang to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. President Biden nominated Wang to the seat being vacated by Judge Christine Arguello, who will assume senior status on July 15, 2022.[6] On May 25, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On June 16, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[8] On July 18, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–33 vote.[9] On July 19, 2022, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 58–36 vote.[10] She is awaiting her judicial commission.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Karlik, Michael (January 19, 2022). "Biden names magistrate judge Nina Wang as judicial nominee". Colorado Politics. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Names Thirteenth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Colorado's U.S. Senators recommend three candidates to Biden for vacancy on Denver's federal bench". May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nina Y. Wang". United States Courts. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 19, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. May 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 16, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.


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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Taking office 2022 		Designate
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