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Hirschfeld v. Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco & Explosives, No. 19-2250, 2021 WL 2934468 (4th Cir. July 13, 2021).Judge Richardson held that several federal laws and regulations prohibiting federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to those 18-to 20-years-old violated the Second Amendment.
Judges can forfeit or resign their chief judgeship or acting chief judgeship while retaining their active status as a circuit judge. [6] When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After ...
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: Full case name: Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board : Argued: September 16, 2022: Decided: May 23, 2023: Citation: 68 F.4th 864 (4th Cir. 2023). Case history; Appealed from: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia: Appealed to: Supreme Court of the ...
In May 2021, Heytens was named as a possible nominee for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. [5] On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Heytens to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Fourth Circuit. [2] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.
Gregory was the first judge nominated to the Fourth Circuit by Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate and is the first black judge to serve on the Fourth Circuit. [5] He received his commission on July 25, 2001. [6] Gregory became chief judge on July 8, 2016. [7] and served a seven-year-term through July 8, 2023.
Nicole Gina Berner (born 1965) [1] is an American-Israeli lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.She served as general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 2017 to 2024 and a partner at the law firm of James & Hoffman.
In 1993, Judge Traxler ruled in favor of the plaintiff in this important case. He ruled that defendant Mullins District 2 acted illegally in firing a teacher for exercising free speech in criticizing her superintendent and school board. The school district appealed the case to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals which affirmed.
In July 2011, the West Virginia Record reported that President Obama would select Thacker to the judicial vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that was created by the death of Judge M. Blane Michael. [2] [1] On September 8, 2011, Obama formally nominated her. [1]