Armando O. Bonilla

Armando Omar Bonilla (born 1967) is an American attorney who is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.[1] Prior to this, Bonilla served as an associate deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice.

Armando O. Bonilla
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Assumed office
February 17, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byEdward J. Damich
Personal details
Born
Armando Omar Bonilla

1967 (age 55–56)
New York City, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University (BA)
Seton Hall University (JD)

Education

Bonilla was born to a mother from Cuba and a Cuban-American father.[2] Bonilla received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 from West Virginia University. He received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 1992 from Seton Hall University School of Law.[3]

Career

He began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Garrett Brown Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1992 to 1994. He has served in numerous roles in the United States Department of Justice, starting as a trial and appellate attorney in the Civil Division's commercial litigation branch from 1994 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a prosecutor in the asset forfeiture and money laundering section of the Criminal Division and from 2002 to 2010, he served as a prosecutor in the public integrity section of the criminal division. From 2010 to 2017, he served as an associate deputy attorney general.[3] From 2017 to 2018, he served as associate general counsel for the United States Marshals Service. From 2018 to 2022, he was the vice president of ethics and investigations at Capital One.[1]

Claims court service

Expired nomination to claims court under Obama

On May 21, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Bonilla to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward J. Damich, who assumed senior status on October 21, 2013.[4] On July 24, 2014 a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary was held on his nomination.[5] On September 18, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6]

On December 16, 2014, his nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position.[7]

On February 26, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[8] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Renomination to claims court under Biden

On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Bonilla to serve as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.[1] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Bonilla to the same seat.[9] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled for August 11, 2021, but was postponed.[10] On October 5, 2021, his nomination was withdrawn and resubmitted to include updated residency information.[11] On October 6, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[12] On October 28, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote, with Senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn voting "nay" on record.[13] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed Bonilla's nomination by voice vote.[14] He received his judicial commission on February 17, 2022.[15] He took the oath of office on February 18, 2022.[16]

See also

References
  1. "President Biden Names Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees", White House, June 30, 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "'First' Latino Nominated For Court Hopes More Hispanics Follow". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims" White House, May 21, 2014
  4. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, May 21, 2014
  5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Judicial Nomination Hearing July 24, 2014
  6. Results of Executive Business Meeting - September 18, 2014 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  7. Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, January 7, 2015
  8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 26, 2015
  9. "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, July 13, 2021
  10. "Nominations: Wednesday, August 11, 2021". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  11. "Nomination and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 6, 2021.
  13. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 28, 2021" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  14. "PN1233 - Nomination of Armando O. Bonilla for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  15. Armando O. Bonilla at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  16. "Armando O. Bonilla took the oath of office on February 18, 2022, as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". uscfc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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