Michael Urbanski
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Michael F. Urbanski is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He was nominated by President Barack Obama in December 2010. From 2017 to 2024, he served as chief judge of the district court. He assumed senior status on July 4, 2024.[1]
Previously, Urbanski was a federal magistrate judge for the court, a position he was appointed to on January 23, 2004.[2]
Early life and education
Judge Urbanski was born in 1956 in Livorno, Italy.[1] He received his B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary in 1978 and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia in 1981.[3]
Professional career
Judge Urbanski began his career in 1981 as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge James Turk of the Western District of Virginia. The following year he joined the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Washington, D.C., where he worked until 1984.[3]
Judicial career
Western District of Virginia
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Michael Urbanski |
| Court: Western District of Virginia |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 162 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: 12/1/2010
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: 2/16/2011
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
 Reported:
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| Confirmed: 5/12/2011
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| Returned: 12/22/2010
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On December 1, 2010, Urbanski was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia by President Barack Obama.[4]
Urbanski's nomination was returned to the President at the end of the 111th Congress.President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 5, 2011.
Urbanski was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 16, 2011, and you can find his hearing transcript here. He was moved out of committee on March 10, 2011.[5]
Urbankski's nomination was confirmed on May 12, 2011, by a vote of 94-0.[6]
See also
- News: Judge Elevated to United States District Court, May 13, 2011
External links
- Official website of the Western District of Texas
- Judge Urbanski's Biography from Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Federal Judicial Center, "Urbanski, Michael Francis," accessed July 4, 2024
- ↑ The Third Branch, "Judicial Milestones," March 2004
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomson Legal Record: Profile of Michael F. Urbanski
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center biography
- ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ 112th Congress Confirmation materials
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