Andrew Oldham

{{Infobox judge

| name = Andrew Oldham

| image = Andrew S. Oldham (cropped).jpg

| caption = Oldham in 2018

| office = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

| term_start = July 19, 2018

| term_end =

| appointer = Donald Trump

| predecessor = Edward C. Prado

| successor =

| birth_name = Andrew Stephen Oldham

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1978}}

| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = University of Virginia (BA)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)
Harvard University (JD)

| party = Republican

}}

Andrew Stephen Oldham (born 1978)[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Oldham%20SJQ1.pdf United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Andrew Oldham] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He previously was the general counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Early life and education

Oldham was born in 1978 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts with highest honors. He then studied at the University of Cambridge on a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, receiving a Master of Philosophy with first-class honours in 2002. He then attended Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy and a semi-finalist in the Ames Moot Court Competition. He graduated in 2005 with a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude.

Career

After law school, Oldham was a law clerk to judge David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2005 to 2006. He worked as an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel from 2006 to 2008, as part of President George W. Bush's administration. He then clerked for justice Samuel Alito of the U.S. Supreme Court from 2008 to 2009, where he was a co-clerk with Michael H. Park.Ryan, Tim. [https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-nominates-nine-for-judicial-seats-including-four-appellate-slots/ "Trump Nominates Nine for Judicial Seats, Including Four Appellate Slots"], Courthouse News Service (Pasadena, California), February 12, 2018.

Oldham entered private practice in 2009 at the law firm Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick in Washington, D.C. His practice focused on appellate litigation in federal courts of appeals throughout the country. He then served in the Office of the Solicitor General of Texas as Deputy Solicitor General, where he represented Texas in federal courts across the country. In 2015, Oldham wrote an amicus curiae brief in support of Abbott's successful challenge of President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals executive order.{{Cite web|last=Diaz|first=Kevin|date=2018-07-18|title=Gov. Abbott staffer Andrew Oldham confirmed to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Gov-Abbott-staffer-Andrew-Oldham-confirmed-to-13085789.php|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US}}

Prior to becoming a judge, he served as general counsel to governor Greg Abbott,{{Cite web | url=https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-names-andrew-oldham-general-counsel |title = Governor Abbott Names Andrew Oldham General Counsel}} where he advised the governor on a range of issues under federal and state law and managed litigation in which the Governor is an interested party.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eleventh-wave-judicial-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, February 12, 2018] {{PD-notice}}

Abbott appointed Oldham as general counsel to replace Jimmy Blacklock, who left to take a seat on the Supreme Court of Texas.

Oldham has been an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law since 2019.[https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/andrew-s-oldham/ Andrew S Oldham, Adjunct Professor] He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2002.{{Cite web|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Oldham%20SJQ1.pdf|access-date=June 30, 2018|website=judiciary.senate.gov}}

= Federal judicial service =

On February 12, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Oldham to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On February 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Oldham to the seat vacated by Judge Edward C. Prado, who became the United States Ambassador to Argentina.Platoff, Emma. [https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/12/donald-trump-nominates-texas-gov-greg-abbott-advisor-andrew-oldham-5th/ "Trump to nominate Abbott adviser Oldham to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals"], Texas Tribune, February 12, 2018. On April 25, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/04/25/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for April 25, 2018] On May 24, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/05-24-18%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 24, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee] On July 17, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–49 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00159|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit)|website=www.senate.gov|access-date=July 19, 2018}} On July 18, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 50–49 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00160.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit)|website=www.senate.gov|access-date=July 19, 2018}} He received his judicial commission on July 19, 2018.{{FJC Bio|nid=4947641|inline=yes}}

He has been suggested as a potential Supreme Court nominee for second Trump presidency.{{Cite web |first1=Shannon|last1=Bream|author-link1=Shannon Bream|first2=Bill|last2=Mears|date=2024-06-10|title=Potential candidates for Supreme Court under a second Donald Trump term |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/potential-candidates-supreme-court-under-second-donald-trump-term |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{FJC Bio|nid=4947641}}
[https://www.oyez.org/advocates/andrew_s_oldham Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court] from the Oyez Project
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Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American lawyers

Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge

Category:Harvard Law School alumni

Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Category:Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

Category:Lawyers from Richmond, Virginia

Category:Lawyers from Washington, D.C.

Category:Texas lawyers