David Counts

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This article is about the American judge. For the Texas politician, see David Counts (politician) .

Walter David Counts III (born 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas . He was formerly a United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Contents

• 1 Biography

• 2 Federal judicial service

  • 2.1 Expired district court nomination under Obama

  • 2.2 Renomination to district court under Trump

  • 2.3 Notable rulings

• 3 See also

• 4 References

• 5 External links

Biography

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Counts received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from Texas Tech University . He received a Juris Doctor in 1986 from St. Mary's University School of Law . He began his legal career as an associate at the law firm of Martin, Cox, Greenberg & Jones. From 1987 to 1995, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Travis County District Attorney's Office, with the exception of a six-month period from 1990 to 1991, when he worked as a solo practitioner. From 1995 to 2009, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas . From 2009 to 2018, Counts served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas . Concurrently with his other service, Counts has served in the Texas National Guard since 1986, serving as a State Judge Advocate since 2006. He currently holds the rank of colonel .

Federal judicial service

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Expired district court nomination under Obama

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On March 15, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Counts to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas , to the seat vacated by Judge Robert A. Junell , who assumed senior status on February 13, 2015. On September 7, 2016, a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on his nomination. His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress .

Renomination to district court under Trump

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His renomination was announced on September 7, 2017. On September 11, 2017, his nomination was officially sent to the Senate . He was renominated to the same seat. On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote . On January 11, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 90–1 vote. Counts was confirmed later that day by a 96–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on January 17, 2018.

Notable rulings

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On September 19, 2022, he declared that felony defendants (i.e. people who are under felony indictment ) have a right to buy guns, striking down a federal law that stipulated the opposite.

See also

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• Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies

References

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   "President Obama Nominates Six to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, March 15, 2016

2. ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, March 15, 2016

3. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for September 7, 2016

4. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates", White House, September 7, 2017

5. ↑ PN1015 — Walter David Counts III — The Judiciary, Congress.gov, September 11, 2017

6. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2017" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee. 7

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