David Austin Tapp (born 1962) is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims and a former circuit court judge from Kentucky.[1]
David A. Tapp | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| Assumed office November 19, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Lynn J. Bush |
| Judge of the 28th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky | |
| In office 2005 – November 19, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | Morehead State University (BA) Chaminade University of Honolulu (MS) University of Louisville (JD) |
Education
editTapp received his Bachelor of Arts from Morehead State University, his Master of Science from the Chaminade University of Honolulu, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law.[2]
Campaign for Kentucky Supreme Court
editIn 2017, he announced that he would run in 2018 for Justice Daniel J. Venters' seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court representing the 3rd Supreme Court district. Veters, whose term ended on January 6, 2019, announced in 2017 that he would not seek reelection.[3] Tapp was defeated in the nonpartisan primary.[4]
Federal judicial service
editOn March 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Tapp to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims.[2] On March 5, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Tapp to the seat vacated by Judge Lynn J. Bush, who assumed senior status on October 22, 2013.[5] On May 22, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On June 20, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 18–4 vote.[7] On November 5, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 83–9 vote.[8] He was confirmed later that day by a 85–8 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on November 19, 2019,[10] and took the oath of office on November 22, 2019.[11]
In May 2024, NPR revealed that Tapp had received free travel in late 2021 to the Sage Lodge Colloquium, a privately funded legal seminar hosted at a resort in Montana's Paradise Valley, but had failed to disclose this on his annual financial disclosure form for that year, in violation of federal ethics law.[12] In response, Tapp told NPR that he had "begun the process of preparing an amended report."[12]
References
edit- ^ "Judges, U.S. Court of Federal Claims". U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, a United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, March 1, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Somerset judge announces he'll run for Kentucky Supreme Court". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Latek, Tom (March 1, 2019). "Somerset judge nominated for federal court post". Kentucky Today. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Ten Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, March 5, 2019
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 22, 2019
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Austin Tapp to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims)". United States Senate. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David Austin Tapp, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims)". United States Senate. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ David A. Tapp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "David A. Tapp took the oath of office on November 22, 2019, as Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
- ^ a b Dreisbach, Tom; Johnson, Carrie (May 1, 2024). "When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty". NPR. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
External links
edit- David A. Tapp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- David A. Tapp at Ballotpedia