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| office = Member of the [[United States Sentencing Commission]] |
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'''Claria Horn Boom''' (born 1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Boom%20SJQ.pdf|title=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Claria Horn Boom|publisher=}}</ref> is a [[United States federal judge|United States |
'''Claria Denise Horn Boom''' (born 1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Boom%20SJQ.pdf|title=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Claria Horn Boom|publisher=}}</ref> is a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky]] and [[United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky]]. She is a member of the [[United States Sentencing Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Commissioners |url=https://www.ussc.gov/commissioners#NaN |website=United States Sentencing Commission |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> |
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== Education and career == |
== Education and career == |
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Boom earned her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Transylvania University]] and her [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Vanderbilt University Law School]]. She clerked for Judge [[Pierce Lively]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]]. Early in her career she was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, and before that, practiced at [[King & Spalding]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name="June7">{{cite web|url=https:// |
Boom earned her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Transylvania University]] and her [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Vanderbilt University Law School]]. She clerked for Judge [[Pierce Lively]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]]. Early in her career she was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, and before that, practiced at [[King & Spalding]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name="June7">{{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/07/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-candidate-nominations|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations}}</ref> Before becoming a judge, she practiced as a partner at [[Frost Brown Todd]] in the [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] office. |
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== Federal judicial service == |
== Federal judicial service == |
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On June 7, 2017, [[ |
On June 7, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a United States District Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky]] and of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky]], to the joint seat vacated by Judge [[Jennifer B. Coffman]], who retired on January 8, 2013.<ref name="June7" /> On June 12, 2017, her nomination was sent to the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/12/four-nominations-sent-senate-today|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Four Nominations Sent to the Senate Today}}</ref> Boom received a "qualified" rating from the [[American Bar Association]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cassens Weiss|first1=Debra|title=Amid controversy over judicial ratings, ABA committee chair will testify before Senate committee|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/amid_controversy_over_judicial_ratings_aba_committee_chair_will_testify_bef|access-date=November 30, 2017|publisher=ABA Journal|date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> A hearing on her nomination before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] took place on November 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/11/15/2017/nominations|title=Nominations - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov|date=November 15, 2017 }}</ref> On December 7, 2017, her nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2012-07-17.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017|publisher=Senate Judiciary Committee}}</ref> On April 9, 2018, the [[United States Senate]] invoked cloture on her nomination by a 96–2 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00064|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky)|website=United States Senate}}</ref> On April 10, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by a 96–1 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00065|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky)|website=United States Senate}}</ref> She received her commission on April 11, 2018.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=4444651}}</ref> She maintains chambers in [[London, Kentucky|London]], Kentucky for the Eastern District and [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Kentucky for the Western District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kywd.uscourts.gov/district-judge-claria-h-boom|title=District Judge Claria H. Boom - Western District of Kentucky - United States District Court|website=www.kywd.uscourts.gov}}</ref> |
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== United States Sentencing Commission == |
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=== Intent to nominate under Trump === |
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On August 12, 2020, President [[Donald Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission.<ref>[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-appoint-individuals-key-administration-posts-081220/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts", The White House, August 12, 2020]</ref> |
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=== Nomination under Biden === |
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On May 11, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a member of the [[United States Sentencing Commission]].<ref>{{Cite press release|title=President Biden Nominates Bipartisan Slate for the United States Sentencing Commission|date=May 11, 2022|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/11/president-biden-nominates-bipartisan-slate-for-the-united-states-sentencing-commission/|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> On May 12, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate, she has been nominated to fill the position left vacant by Judge [[William H. Pryor Jr.]], whose term expired.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=May 12, 2022 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/12/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-66/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On June 8, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=June 8, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/06/08/2022/nominations}}</ref> On July 21, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-07-21.pdf|title= Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 21, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=July 21, 2022}}</ref> On August 4, 2022, the [[United States Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a voice vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2022|title=PN2089 — Claria Horn Boom — United States Sentencing Commission|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2089|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref> On October 18, 2023, she was renominated by President Biden for an additional term.<ref name="WHBio2">{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Fortieth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Nominees for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission |date=October 18, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/18/president-biden-names-fortieth-round-of-judicial-nominees-and-announces-nominees-for-u-s-attorney-u-s-marshal-and-the-u-s-sentencing-commission/ |access-date=October 18, 2023}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On October 24, 2023, her renomination was sent to the Senate.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate |date=October 24, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/24/nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-6/}}</ref> On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate |date=April 18, 2024 |publisher=United States Senate Judiciary Committee |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-ten-nominations-to-the-full-senate |access-date=April 18, 2024}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Boom grew up in |
Boom grew up in [[Martin County, Kentucky]], where her mother served as clerk of the court.<ref name="June7" /> In 2013, she married Denny Boom, who is the president of a Lexington construction company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/05/09/two-women-line-federal-bench-kentucky-which-now-only-has-one-female-judge-out-13/314847001/ |title=Two women in line for federal bench in Kentucky, which now only has one female judge out of 13 |first=Andrew |last=Wolfson |date=May 9, 2017| website=The Courier-Journal}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [http://www.kyed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge-chb Biography at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky] |
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Claria Horn Boom | |
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Member of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
Assumed office August 5, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | William H. Pryor Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | |
Assumed office April 11, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jennifer B. Coffman |
Personal details | |
Born | Claria Denise Horn 1969 (age 55–56) Ashland, Kentucky, U.S. |
Spouse |
Denny Boom (m. 2013) |
Education | Transylvania University (BA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
Claria Denise Horn Boom (born 1969)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. She is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.[2]
Education and career
[edit]Boom earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Transylvania University and her Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University Law School. She clerked for Judge Pierce Lively of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Early in her career she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, and before that, practiced at King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] Before becoming a judge, she practiced as a partner at Frost Brown Todd in the Lexington office.
Federal judicial service
[edit]On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, to the joint seat vacated by Judge Jennifer B. Coffman, who retired on January 8, 2013.[3] On June 12, 2017, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] Boom received a "qualified" rating from the American Bar Association.[5] A hearing on her nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on November 15, 2017.[6] On December 7, 2017, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[7] On April 9, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 96–2 vote.[8] On April 10, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by a 96–1 vote.[9] She received her commission on April 11, 2018.[10] She maintains chambers in London, Kentucky for the Eastern District and Louisville, Kentucky for the Western District.[11]
United States Sentencing Commission
[edit]Intent to nominate under Trump
[edit]On August 12, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission.[12]
Nomination under Biden
[edit]On May 11, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Boom to serve as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.[13] On May 12, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate, she has been nominated to fill the position left vacant by Judge William H. Pryor Jr., whose term expired.[14] On June 8, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[15] On July 21, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[16] On August 4, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by a voice vote.[17] On October 18, 2023, she was renominated by President Biden for an additional term.[18] On October 24, 2023, her renomination was sent to the Senate.[19] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.[20] Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.
Personal life
[edit]Boom grew up in Martin County, Kentucky, where her mother served as clerk of the court.[3] In 2013, she married Denny Boom, who is the president of a Lexington construction company.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Claria Horn Boom" (PDF).
- ^ "About the Commissioners". United States Sentencing Commission. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ^ "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
- ^ Cassens Weiss, Debra (November 15, 2017). "Amid controversy over judicial ratings, ABA committee chair will testify before Senate committee". ABA Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Nominations - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky)". United States Senate.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky)". United States Senate.
- ^ Claria Horn Boom at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "District Judge Claria H. Boom - Western District of Kentucky - United States District Court". www.kywd.uscourts.gov.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts", The White House, August 12, 2020
- ^ "President Biden Nominates Bipartisan Slate for the United States Sentencing Commission" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 12, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 21, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "PN2089 — Claria Horn Boom — United States Sentencing Commission". August 4, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "President Biden Names Fortieth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Nominees for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Wolfson, Andrew (May 9, 2017). "Two women in line for federal bench in Kentucky, which now only has one female judge out of 13". The Courier-Journal.
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[edit]- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
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- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- Kentucky lawyers
- Members of the United States Sentencing Commission
- People from Ashland, Kentucky
- People from Marion County, Kentucky
- Transylvania University alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
- Vanderbilt University Law School alumni