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| Scott Matheson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 12/22/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Michael McConnell |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Stanford U. '75 |
| Law School: | Yale Law '80 |
| Grad. School: | Oxford (M.A.) |
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Scott M. Matheson, Jr. is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He joined the court in 2010 after being nominated by President President Barack Obama. Prior to his appointment, he was a faculty member at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, holdingthe Hugh B. Brown Presidential Endowed Chair.[1]
Early life and education
Matheson earned his A.B. in 1975 from Stanford University, his M.A. from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and his J.D. in 1980 from Yale Law School. [2]
Personal life
Matheson is the son of former Utah Governor Scott Matheson Sr., and the brother of Utah State Representative Jim Matheson. [3]
Professional career
- Associate attorney at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C., 1981 - 1985
- Faculty with the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 1985 - 1998
- Deputy County Attorney for Salt Lake County, 1988 - 1989
- Taught First Amendment Law at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, 1989 - 1990
- Dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 1998 - 2006
- United States Attorney for the District of Utah, 1993 - 1997
- Democratic candidate for Utah Governor, 2004
- Chair of the Utah Mine Safety Commission, 2007 [2][3]
Judicial career
Federal court nomination
Matheson was nominated for a seat on the Tenth Circuit by President Barack Obama on March 3, 2010. Matheson will fill the seat vacated by Michael McConnell. [4]The President called Matheson "a distinguished candidate for the Tenth Circuit court. Both his legal and academic credentials are impressive and his commitment to judicial integrity is unwavering. I am honored to nominate this lifelong Utahn to the federal bench." [2]
Matheson received a rating of "Unanimously Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [5]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Matheson had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010. He was questioned closely by Senator Jon Kyl over his opinion on presidential authority, but faced little questioning from the rest of the committee. [6] Matheson was reported by committee on June 10, 2010. [5]
Matheson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 22, 2010.[7]
Notable cases
Oklahoma Sharia Law temporary injunction
| United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit *Awad v. Ziriax, et al 10-6273 |
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| On January 10, 2012, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals released an anticipated ruling. The decision by the panel of Judges Terrence O'Brien, Scott Matheson and Monroe McKay, upheld a previous ruling by Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange, out of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, that said Oklahoma's "Sharia Law" ballot measure was unconstitutional. Supported by 70% of the state's population in 2010, the amendment prohibited courts in the state from considering international or Sharia law in deciding cases. [8]
The Tenth Circuit Court disagreed with the supporters of the amendment, who insisted that the measure was intended to disallow courts from considering any religious law in their proceedings. As a response, the opinion states, "That argument conflicts with the amendment's plain language, which mentions sharia law in two places."[9] Because the amendment was thought to discriminate against a specific religion, in this case, Islam, strict scrutiny was applied to judging its contents. Courts often utilize a higher level of scrutiny when it is concerned a minority is being unfairly treated. [8] |
See also
External links
- Matheson Biography from the S.J. Quinney College of Law
- Politico: Live Pulse "Matheson knocks down vote trading questions", March 3, 2010
References
- ↑ Deseret News "Obama names Scott Matheson Jr. to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals", March 3, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit", March 3, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 KSL.com "Obama nominates Scott Matheson Jr. to court of appeals", March 3, 2010
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune "Scott Matheson named to 10th Circuit appellate court", March 4, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune "Senate judiciary panel heaps praise on Matheson nomination", May 14, 2010
- ↑ Deseret News, "Scott Matheson confirmed by Senate to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals," December 22, 2010
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ABAJournal.com, "10th Circuit Says Federal Judge Got It Right, Correctly Blocked Okla. Voter Ban on Shariah Law," January 10, 2012
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Appeals court affirms order blocking Oklahoma sharia law ban," January 10, 2012
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Michael McConnell |
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals 2010–Present |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed | |||
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