David Wayne Dugan (born 1960)United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: David Dugan
/ref> is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Education

Dugan earned his Bachelor of Arts from

Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a public university in Charleston, Illinois. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a co ...

and his

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the Valparaiso University School of Law."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, February 5, 2020

Career

Before becoming a state court judge, Dugan was in private practice for more than 30 years, where his practice focused on personal injury and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts.

State judicial service

On February 9, 2017, Dugan was appointed by the

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to be a Circuit Judge for the St. Clair County Circuit Court. He filled the vacancy left by John B. Barberis Jr., who was appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court. The appointment took effect March 3, 2017. Dugan's service on the state court bench ended when he became a federal district judge.

Federal judicial service

On February 5, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Dugan to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. On February 12, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Dugan to the seat vacated by Judge David R. Herndon, who retired on January 7, 2019. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 24, 2020. On July 30, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote. On September 16, 2020, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 56–40 vote. His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 55–41 vote. He received his judicial commission on September 23, 2020.

Memberships

Dugan was a member of the

Alliance Defending Freedom Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF, formerly Alliance Defense Fund) is an American conservative Christian legal advocacy group that works to curtail rights for LGBTQ people; expand Christian practices within public schools and in government; and ...

from 2014 to 2016. He has been a member of the

National Rifle Association The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent Gun politics in the United States, gun rights ...

since 2008, the

NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&nb ...

since 2017, and the Federalist Society since 2017.

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