Robert Anthony Molloy (born 1975) is the Chief United States district judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands and former judge of the

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Education

Molloy earned a

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degree from

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, a

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from American University's Washington College of Law, and a

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from the American University Kogod School of Business."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, May 29, 2019

Legal career

Molloy served as a

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to Judge

Raymond L. Finch Raymond Lawrence Finch (born October 4, 1940) is an American judge. He served as a judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands from 1994 to 2008. Early life Finch was born on Saint Croix, in Christiansted, the son of Wilfred C. and Beryl ...

of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General of Labor in the Virgin Islands Office of Collective Bargaining.

Judicial service

On July 27, 2013, Governor John de Jongh Jr. announced Molloy as a nominee for the

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District of the

. From 2013 to 2020, he served as a Judge of the

Federal judicial service

On May 29, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Molloy to serve as a

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of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. On June 12, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Molloy to the seat occupied by Judge Curtis V. Gomez, whose term of appointment—ten years and until his successor is "chosen and qualified"—was set to expire. His nomination was supported by Delegate Stacey Plaskett. On June 26, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 18, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a

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. On February 24, 2020, the

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invoked cloture on his nomination by a 88–1 vote. On February 25, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a 97–0 vote. He assumed office on April 27, 2020. He became Chief Judge on April 27, 2021.

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* 1975 births Living people 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges African-American lawyers African-American judges Hampton University alumni Judges of the United States District Court of the Virgin Islands Kogod School of Business alumni People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump United States Virgin Islands lawyers Washington College of Law alumni {{US-federal-judge-stub