David J. Hale
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{{Short description|American judge (born 1967)}}
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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
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| appointer = Barack Obama
| predecessor = Charles Ralph Simpson III
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| predecessor1 = David L. Huber
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David Jason Hale (born June 30, 1967) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and former United States attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
Biography
Hale was born on June 30, 1967{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyercentral.com/david-j-hale-interactive-profile--20-267536.html|title=Attorney David J Hale – Lawyer in Louisville KY|website=www.lawyercentral.com|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162125/https://www.lawyercentral.com/david-j-hale-interactive-profile--20-267536.html|url-status=dead}} at the United States Army hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.{{cite web|url=http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/02/12/meet-david-j-hale/|title=Biography at Main Justice|publisher=|access-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112234000/http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/02/12/meet-david-j-hale/|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/biographies/hale.html|title=Official Biography at the United States Department of Justice|publisher=}} He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 from Vanderbilt University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Kentucky College of Law. From 1992 to 1994, he was an associate at the law firm of Brown, Todd and Heyburn. From 1995 to 1999, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. He joined the law firm of Reed, Weitkamp, Schell & Vice, PLLC, in 1999, becoming a partner in 2002, serving until his appointment as United States attorney.{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-five-serve-us-attorneys |title=President Obama Nominates Five to Serve as United States Attorney |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216173234/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-five-serve-us-attorneys |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |date=January 20, 2010 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }}{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/19/president-obama-announces-nominates-two-serve-united-states-district-cou|work=whitehouse.gov|title=President Obama Announces Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts|via=National Archives|date=June 19, 2014}}{{FJC Bio|nid=1394686|inline=yes}}
=United States attorney=
On January 20, 2010, President Obama nominated Hale to serve as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, in place of David L. Huber who had resigned. His nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 22, 2010, and he was confirmed by the Senate on April 29, 2010. He took the oath of office on May 7, 2010.
=Federal judicial service=
On June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Hale to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, to the seat vacated by Judge Charles Ralph Simpson III, who assumed senior status on February 1, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=National Archives|date=June 19, 2014}} On July 29, 2014, a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary was held on his nomination.{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/judicial-nominations-2014-07-29|title=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov}} On September 18, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%209-18-14.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 18, 2014|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary}} On December 1, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on his nomination. On December 3, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 65–31 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00303|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky)|website=United States Senate|access-date=December 3, 2014}} He was later confirmed by a voice vote that same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/1805|title=PN1805 — David J. Hale — The Judiciary|publisher=congress.gov|access-date=November 5, 2022}} He received his judicial commission on December 10, 2014.
=Notable case=
On March 31, 2017, Hale ruled against the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of inciting violence against protesters in Louisville, Kentucky. During a campaign rally on March 1, 2016, Trump repeatedly said "get 'em out of here" while pointing at anti-Trump protesters. According to the protesters, as they were escorted out they were repeatedly shoved and punched by his supporters.{{Citation|last=Right Side Broadcasting Network|title=Full Speech: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Louisville, KY (3-1-16)|date=March 1, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hzc9yL3_n8&t=29m9s|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Citation|last=Conservative Outfitters|title=Senior Citizen Veteran Fights Protester at Louisville Trump Rally|date=March 2, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILwalNSS3vY|access-date=April 2, 2017}} Trump's attorneys moved for dismissal of the case, arguing he was protected by free speech laws, and wasn't trying to get his supporters to resort to violence.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/02/a-judge-rules-trump-may-have-incited-violence-and-trump-again-has-his-own-mouth-to-blame/|title=Analysis {{!}} A judge rules Trump may have incited violence … and Trump again has his own mouth to blame|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=April 2, 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1394686}}
- {{Ballotpedia|David_J._Hale}}
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