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Thomas Farr
Thomas Alvin Farr (October 24, 1954 – April 1, 2024) was an American attorney. Farr was nominated by President Donald Trump for a United States federal judge, judgeship on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2017, and again in 2018. Farr was considered a controversial nominee due to his alleged involvement in Voter suppression, suppression of African-American voters. On November 29, 2018, Republican U.S. Senators Jeff Flake and Tim Scott announced their opposition to Farr's nomination. Together with unanimous opposition of Senate Democrats, this made it impossible for Farr's nomination to be confirmed. Early life and education Thomas Alvin Farr was born in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 24, 1954. He earned his Bachelor of Liberal Studies, ''summa cum laude'', from Hillsdale College, where he was co-salutatorian. He received his Juris Doctor from the Emory University School of Law and a Master of Laws in labor law from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives
The speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the South Carolina House of Representatives, whose main role is to ensure that general order is maintained in the house by recognizing members to speak, ensuring members are following established rules, and to call for votes. The speaker is third in Governor of South Carolina#Succession, the line of succession behind the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, lieutenant governor and the President of the South Carolina Senate, president of the senate. The current speaker is Murrell Smith, Jr., a Republican Party (United States), Republican who has held the position since May 12, 2022. History James Parsons (South Carolina politician), James Parsons was the first speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, elected in 1776 after the adoption of South Carolina's first constitution. Since 1776, there have been sixty-one speakers of the house. Four speakers have served non-consecutive term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
