Dominic William Lanza (born May 20, 1976) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. He was formerly an

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for the District of Arizona.

Education and early career

Lanza earned his Bachelor of Arts, ''

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'', from Dartmouth College and his

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, ''cum laude'', from

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, where he served as editor and transition chair of the ''

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''. While in college, he was an All-Ivy League, All-America, and Academic All-America football player and was named the outstanding member of his graduating class. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Pamela Ann Rymer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He then practiced for five years as an associate in the constitutional and appellate law practice group of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Before becoming a judge, Lanza served as Chief and Executive

for the District of Arizona."President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, January 23, 2018

Federal judicial service

On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Lanza to become a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. On January 24, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge

Susan R. Bolton Susan Marie Ritchie Bolton (born September 1, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Early life, education, and early career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bolton rece ...

, who assumed senior status on September 1, 2016. On March 7, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote. On September 6, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 60–35 vote. He received his judicial commission on September 10, 2018.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2015.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Dominic W. Lanza
page 5.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanza, Dominic William 1976 births Living people 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges American people of Italian descent Arizona lawyers Arizona Republicans Assistant United States Attorneys Dartmouth College alumni Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Lawyers from Seattle People associated with Gibson Dunn United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump