Thomas M. Hardiman | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Assumed office April 2, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard Lowell Nygaard |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office October 27, 2003 – April 5, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William Lloyd Standish |
| Succeeded by | Cathy Bissoon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Michael Hardiman July 8, 1965[1] Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Thomas Michael Hardiman (born July 8, 1965) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he began active service on April 2, 2007. He maintains chambers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was previously a United States district judge.
In 2017, Hardiman was a finalist to succeed Antonin Scalia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, alongside the eventual nominee, Neil Gorsuch.[2] The next year, after Justice Anthony Kennedy had announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, Hardiman was once again considered to be a frontrunner to fill the vacant seat,[3] though it was eventually filled by Brett Kavanaugh.
- ^ "CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 19, 2006. p. 511. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Hannon, Elliot (January 31, 2017). "Donald Trump Chooses Conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch to Fill Supreme Court Seat". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "The Front-Runners and Full List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees". The New York Times. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.