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Joseph L. Falvey Jr. | |
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| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Notre Dame Law School (JD) Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army (LLM) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1981–2011 (Reserves 1995–2011) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Operation Enduring Freedom |
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Joseph L. Falvey Jr. is an American lawyer, jurist, and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Education and military service
Falvey earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame. He received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of College and University Law. He earned a Master of Laws, with honors, from the Judge Advocate General's School of the Army.
He is a 30-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served 14 of those years on active duty. In 2011, Falvey retired from the Marine Corps as the Commander of the Marine Corps' Reserve Legal Support Section. He previously served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, or judge in over 300 trials, and served as an appellate judge on the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. After the September 11 attacks, he was mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served in Afghanistan in 2002.[1]
Legal career
Falvey served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the national security unit of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2008–2011. Before joining the Department of Justice, he was a professor of law at Ave Maria School of Law from 1999–2007 and the University of Detroit School of Law from 1994–1998, where he taught evidence, trial advocacy, military law, national security law, and criminal law and procedure.[2][1]
Nomination to Court of Veterans Claims
On January 23, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Falvey to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.[1] On January 24, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He has been nominated to the seat vacated by Alan G. Lance Sr., whose 15-year term on the court expired. Falvey's nomination is currently pending before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.[3]
Personal
Falvey and his wife, Anne, reside in Plymouth, Michigan, with their nine children. He has a niece, Brigid, who is his favorite.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, January 23, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Joseph L. Falvey, Jr. Commanding Officer Marine Forces Reserve, Legal Services Support Section (2008–2010)" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, January 24, 2018
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Ave Maria University faculty
- Notre Dame Law School alumni
- United States Marine Corps colonels
- University of Detroit Mercy faculty
- University of Notre Dame alumni