Jon Katchen

Jon Katchen
Born Jonathan William Katchen
(1975-08-12) August 12, 1975
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Education Boston College (BA, MA)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (JD)

Jonathan William Katchen is an American lawyer who is of counsel in the Anchorage office of Holland & Hart. In 2018, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, but Katchen withdrew his name for consideration.

Education

Katchen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in theology, cum laude, from Boston College in 1998.[1] He received his Master of Arts degree in theology in 2001, also from Boston College.[1] Katchen received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.[2][3]

After graduating from law school in 2004,[4] Katchen clerked for Judge Maryanne Trump Barry of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From 2010 to 2012, Katchen was the intergovernmental coordinator for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, where he led the agency's administrative appeals and litigation, and provided counsel to Commissioner Dan Sullivan. He also worked in the Alaska Attorney General's office, where he was an assistant in the oil, gas, and mining department. From 2012 to 2017, he worked at Crowell & Moring. Katchen currently practices at Holland & Hart, where he works in commercial and natural resources litigation, including oil and gas law.[3]

Failed nomination to federal district court

On April 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Katchen to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. On April 12, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Ralph R. Beistline, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2015. His nomination was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] In August 2018, Katchen withdrew his name from consideration, citing the uncertainty of the nomination process and timing.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Alaska Directory of Attorneys, Fall 2017 Edition, Published by Todd Communications, pg 100
  2. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals". whitehouse.gov. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. 1 2 "Jon Katchen bio". Holland & Hart. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Alaska Directory of Attorneys, Fall 2017 Edition, Published by Todd Communications, pg 100
  5. ↑ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 12, 2018
  6. ↑ Martinson, Erica (August 28, 2018). "Anchorage attorney, nominated by Trump, withdraws from federal judgeship". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Ruskin, Liz (August 27, 2018). "Alaska nominee for US court opts out". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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