Paul S. Diamond

Paul Steven Diamond (born 1953) is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and a current federal judicial nominee to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Early life and education

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Judge Diamond graduated from Columbia University in 1974 and received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1977.

Professional career

Judge Diamond was an assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from 1977-1979. In 1980 he served as a law clerk to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Bruce W. Kauffman (who would later also be appointed as a judge on the Eastern District by President Bill Clinton). Diamond returned to the District Attorney's Office from 1981 to 1983. He worked in private practice in Philadelphia from 1983 to 2004, when he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Eastern District. Diamond also has worked as an adjunct professor of law at Temple University Beasley School of Law. [http://www.instablogs.com/entry/bush-nominates-judge-for-3rd-us-appeals-court/]

Political involvement

From 1993 until 1995, Diamond worked as the treasurer and as the counsel for the failed 1996 presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422708639&rss=newswire Law.com - Sources: Senators Agree on New Federal Judges Package ] ]

Federal judicial service

On January 20, 2004, President Bush nominated Diamond to the federal district court. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 16, 2004 by a vote of 97-0.

On July 2, 2008, the "Legal Intelligencer" reported that as part of a package of judicial nominees, President Bush had agreed to withdraw his current nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Gene E.K. Pratter and replace her with Diamond.

On July 24, 2008, President Bush formally nominated Diamond to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in conjunction with Pratter's withdrawal. Diamond has not yet received a hearing from the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee. [http://www.instablogs.com/entry/bush-nominates-judge-for-3rd-us-appeals-court/]

References

External links

* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3064 Paul S. Diamond] via Federal Judicial Center
*Duffy, Shannon, P., " [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202423251503 Five Tapped for Federal Bench Openings in Pennsylvania] ," "The Legal Intelligencer", July 25, 2008.