Andrew G. Schopler

Andrew G. Schopler
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 10, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byLarry Alan Burns
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
September 30, 2016 – March 10, 2023
Personal details
Born
Andrew George Schopler

1971 (age 52–53)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service2014–Present
Rank Major
Unit Special Operations Command North
Battles/warsOperation Enduring Freedom
Operation North Star
Awards
See list
[1]

Andrew George Schopler (born 1971)[1] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the same court from 2016 to 2023.

Education

Schopler received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1994 and he received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1997.[2]

Career

Schopler was a solo practitioner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, Schopler became an assistant public defender for district 15B in North Carolina. He returned to private practice that same year. Schopler was named to the North Carolina Capital Roster for capital murder cases.[3] From 1998 to 2004, he worked at Rudolf and Maher in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. From 2004 to 2016, he was an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California.[2]

Military service

Schopler has served in the California Army National Guard since 2014, holding the rank of major.[2][3][4] In 2018, he deployed to Afghanistan as part of his duties as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer for Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH), a Green Beret unit.[3][4] During this deployment, he worked on special operations across Afghanistan and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service.[4]

Beginning in 2021, Schopler was involved in Operation North Star, aiding in the evacuation of U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghan allies from Afghanistan.[4] His military commendations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star Device), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with "M" Device), Army Service Ribbon, Non-Article 5 NATO Medal, California State Service Ribbon, and the Parachutist Badge.[1]

Federal judicial service

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Schopler served as United States Magistrate Judge of the Southern District of California from September 30, 2016 to March 10, 2023.[5][6]

On July 14, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Schopler to serve as a United States District Judge of the same court.[2] His nomination received the support of Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein.[7] President Biden nominated Schopler to the seat vacated by Judge Larry Alan Burns, who assumed senior status on January 22, 2021.[8] On December 13, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. He was renominated on January 23, 2023.[10] On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–6 vote.[11] On March 7, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–39 vote.[12] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 56–39 vote.[13] He received his judicial commission on March 10, 2023.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "President Biden Names Twenty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b c "Judge Andrew G. Schopler for U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in California".
  4. ^ a b c d Rodriguez, Katherine (March 7, 2023). "Magistrate Judge Andrew G. Schopler Gets U.S. Senate Confirmation to Serve as a District Judge" (PDF). United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit. Retrieved December 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Azano prosecutor becomes federal magistrate judge". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Biden nominates two for San Diego federal court bench". San Diego Union-Tribune. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "Feinstein, Padilla Support Nomination of Judges Simmons, Schopler to Southern District Court". United States Senator for California. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "PN2383 – Nomination of Andrew G. Schopler for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". www.congress.gov. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew G. Schopler to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)". United States Senate. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)". United States Senate. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Andrew G. Schopler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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2023–present 		Incumbent


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