Corey L. Maze

Maze earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-fourteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-thirteenth-wave-united-states-attorney-nominees-eighth-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 10, 2018] {{PD-notice}}

From 2008 to 2011, Maze served as the Solicitor General of Alabama. Before his appointment as Solicitor General, Maze prosecuted criminal trials and appeals for five years as an Assistant Attorney General. During that period, he argued three cases in the Supreme Court of the United States and won three "Best Brief Awards" from the National Association of Attorneys General.

From 2011 to 2019, Maze served as chief of the Attorney General's Special Litigation unit and acted as the state's primary counsel in complex civil matters such as the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ongoing opioid crisis.

On May 10, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Maze to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.{{cite news|title=Donald Trump nominates Alabama's Corey Maze for federal judgeship|url=http://altoday.com/archives/23542-donald-trump-nominates-alabamas-corey-maze-for-federal-judgeship|access-date=15 May 2018|publisher=Alabama Today|date=May 10, 2018}} On May 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins, who subsequently assumed senior status on June 22, 2018.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/fifteen-nominations-one-withdrawal-sent-senate-today/ "Fifteen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 15, 2018] On October 17, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/17/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2018]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Maze for a federal judgeship.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-judicial-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/nominations-sent-senate-2/ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/02.07.2019%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting1.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee] On June 11, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 62–34 vote.[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00151 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama)], United States Senate, June 11, 2019 On June 12, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 62–34 vote.[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00156 On the Nomination (Confirmation Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama)], United States Senate, June 12, 2019 He received his judicial commission on June 18, 2019.{{FJC Bio|nid=6594536|inline=yes}}

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2017.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Maze%20SJQ.pdf United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Corey L. Maze]

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Category:1978 births

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