Michael Urbanski
| Michael Urbanski | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Approval vote: | 94-0 |
| Active: | 05/11/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Norman Moon |
| Past post: | Western District of Virginia, Magistrate |
| Past term: | 1/23/2004 - 5/11/2011 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1956 |
| Home State: | Livorno, Italy |
| Bachelors: | College of William and Mary 1978 |
| Law School: | U. of Virginia Law, J.D., 1981 |
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Michael F. Urbanski is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He joined the court in 2011 after an appointment by Barack Obama. Prior to appointment, he was a federal magistrate judge for the court, a position he was appointed to on January 23, 2004.[1]
Early life and education
Judge Urbanski was born in 1956 in Livorno, Italy.[2] He received his B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary in 1978 and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia in 1981.[3]
Professional career
Judge Urbanski began his career in 1981 as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge James Turk of the Western District of Virginia. The following year he joined the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Washington, D.C., where he worked until 1984.[3]
Judicial career
Western District of Virginia
On December 1, 2010, Urbanski was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia by President Barack Obama.[4]
Urbanski's nomination was returned to the President at the end of the 111th congress.President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 5, 2011.
Urbanski was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 16, 2011, and you can find his Hearing Transcript here. He was moved out of committee on March 10, 2011. [5]
Urbankski's nomination was confirmed on May 12, 2011, by a vote of 94-0.[6]
See also
External links
- Official website of the Western District of Texas
- The Robing Room - Ratings of Judge Urbanski
- Judge Urbanski's Biography from Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Norman Moon |
Western District of Virginia 2011–Present Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Glen Conrad • James Jones • Samuel Wilson • Michael Urbanski | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | B. Waugh Crigler • Pamela Sargent • James Welsh • Robert Ballou • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • Glen Williams • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Jones • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
