Richard Hertling

{{Infobox judge

| name = Richard Hertling

| image = Richard Hertling (cropped).jpg

| caption = Hertling in 2022

| office = Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims

| term_start = June 12, 2019

| term_end =

| appointer = Donald Trump

| predecessor = George W. Miller

| successor =

| office1 = United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs
{{small|Acting}}

| president1 = George W. Bush

| term_start1 = 2003

| term_end1 = 2007

| predecessor1 = Daniel J. Bryant

| successor1 = Ronald Weich

| birth_name = Richard Alan Hertling

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|1|25}}

| birth_place = {{nowrap|New York City, U.S.}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = Brown University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

| party = Republican

}}

Richard Alan Hertling (born January 25, 1960){{Cite web |url=https://vettingroom.org/2018/11/26/richard-hertling/ |title=Richard Hertling – Nominee to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims |last=Voruganti |first=Harsh |date=2018-11-26 |website=The Vetting Room |language=en |access-date=2019-10-18}} is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.{{cite web |title=U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Hertling, Richard Alan |url=https://www.fjc.gov/node/6586016 |publisher=Federal Judicial Center |access-date=13 June 2019}}

Education and career

Hertling earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Brown University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.{{cite web |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-thirteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-seventh-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/ |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees |last= |first= |date=April 26, 2018 |access-date=April 26, 2018 |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |quote=}} {{PD-notice}}

After graduating from law school, Hertling served as a law clerk to Judge Henry Anthony Politz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

During the George W. Bush administration, Hertling worked at the United States Department of Justice, where he served as Acting United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs.

Before joining the Bush administration, Hertling served as the Republican Staff Director of the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Earlier, he served as Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology & the Law. He also served as chief of staff to United States Senator Peter Fitzgerald and as chief counsel of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary. Hertling advised Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign. He also served as a staffer for Senators Lamar Alexander and Arlen Specter. From 2013 to 2019 he was part of the public affairs practice of Covington & Burling.{{cite news|last1=Barber|first1=C. Ryan|title=Covington Lobbyist Richard Hertling Picked for Federal Claims Court Seat|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/04/26/covington-lobbyist-richard-hertling-picked-for-federal-claims-court-seat/|access-date=1 May 2018|publisher=National Law Journal|date=April 26, 2018}}

= Claims court service =

On April 26, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Hertling to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years. On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge George W. Miller, who retired on August 7, 2013. On October 24, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/24/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 24, 2018] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Senate.[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1892?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hertling%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=1 Congress.gov] On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Hertling 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 19–3 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/02.07.2019%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting1.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019|publisher=Senate Judiciary Committee}}

On June 5, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 66–23 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00144|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims)|website=United States Senate|date=June 5, 2019}} On June 10, 2019, Hertling was confirmed by a 69–27 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00147|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims)|website=United States Senate|date=June 10, 2019}} He received his judicial commission on June 12, 2019.{{FJC Bio|nid=6586016|inline=yes}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/richard-a-hertling |title=Richard A. Hertling |website=www.uscfc.uscourts.gov |access-date=2020-10-08}}