Kevin McNulty (judge)
{{Short description|American judge (born 1954)}}
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Kevin Charles McNulty (born October 28, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Early life and education
Born October 28, 1954,{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyercentral.com/kevin-mcnulty-interactive-profile--20-414131.html|title=Attorney Kevin McNulty – Lawyer in Newark NJ|website=www.lawyercentral.com|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408041600/http://www.lawyercentral.com/kevin-mcnulty-interactive-profile--20-414131.html|url-status=live}} McNulty earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from Yale University and a Juris Doctor in 1983 from New York University School of Law.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/16/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-us-district-court|work=whitehouse.gov|title=President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the US District Court|via=National Archives|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119052602/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/16/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-us-district-court|url-status=live}} After law school, McNulty served as a law clerk for Judge Frederick Bernard Lacey of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.{{FJC Bio|nid=1394026|inline=yes}}
Career
For three years at the start of his law career, McNulty served as an associate at a law firm. He then joined the United States Attorney's office in New Jersey, where he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for over a decade. While in the U.S. Attorney's office, McNulty served as deputy chief of the criminal division from 1992 until 1995, and chief of the appeals division from 1995 until 1998. In 1998, McNulty returned to private legal practice, serving as a partner in the Newark, New Jersey law firm Gibbons P.C.
=Federal judicial service =
On December 16, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated McNulty to a federal judgeship on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to fill the seat vacated by Judge Garrett Brown Jr., who assumed senior status on January 2, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=National Archives|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126215101/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|url-status=live}} McNulty is the brother in-law of New York senator Chuck Schumer. Senator Frank Lautenberg submitted McNulty's name for consideration late in the process, and some anonymous commentators suggested that it was a political move to ensure Lautenberg had the future support of Schumer.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2011/12/26/schumer-bro-in-law-judge-nod-stuns-nj/|title=Schumer bro-in-law judge nod stuns NJ|first=Josh|last=Margolin|date=December 26, 2011|publisher=|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028202935/http://nypost.com/2011/12/26/schumer-bro-in-law-judge-nod-stuns-nj/|url-status=live}} He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2012, and his nomination was reported to the floor on April 19, 2012, by voice vote, with Senator Lee recorded as voting no. On July 16, 2012, the Senate confirmed McNulty's nomination by a 91–3 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00178|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Kevin McNulty, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey)|website=www.senate.gov|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524082247/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00178|url-status=live}} He received his commission on July 18, 2012. He assumed senior status on October 31, 2023.
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External links
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1394026}}
- {{Ballotpedia|Kevin_McNulty}}
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