Mark C. Scarsi

Mark Christopher Scarsi (born December 23, 1964) is an American attorney from California who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Mark C. Scarsi
Personal details
Born
Mark Christopher Scarsi

(1964-12-23) December 23, 1964
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
EducationSyracuse University (B.S.), (M.S.)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)

Education

Scarsi received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Syracuse University, and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Career

Prior to entering the legal profession, Scarsi worked for seven years as a software engineer, designing and developing detection and signal processing computer systems for U.S. defense applications.[1]

He currently is a partner in the Los Angeles, California, office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. There he serves as the Chair of the firm's Global Intellectual Property Practice and the Los Angeles office's Managing Partner.[1]

Nomination to federal district court

On October 10, 2018 President Trump announced his intent to nominate Scarsi to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Scarsi to the seat vacated by Judge George H. King, who took senior status on January 6, 2017.[2]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 30, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Scarsi to the district court.[3] On February 6, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on November 13, 2019.[5] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was once again returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] On January 9, 2020, he was renominated to the same seat.[7] On March 5, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[8] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, October 10, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees". The White House. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  4. "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, February 6, 2019
  5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 13, 2019
  6. "PN375 - Nomination of Mark C. Scarsi for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  7. "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 9, 2020
  8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 5, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee


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