John Peter Cronan (born 1976)United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: John Cronan
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of the

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. He was formerly acting

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for the

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Education

Cronan earned his

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in government and economics, ''

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'', from

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in 1998, where he was inducted into

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, and his

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from

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in 2001."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 6, 2019

Career

After graduating from law school, Cronan served as a

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to Judge Barrington D. Parker Jr. on both the

and the

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from 2001 to 2002. He later clerked for Judge

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of the

from 2002 to 2003. Cronan was an

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for the

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from 2007 to 2017, where he supervised the Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit from 2014 to 2016 and served in the Office's Civil Division from 2003 to 2007. He previously served as the acting

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for the

from November 2017 to July 2018. Immediately before becoming a judge, Cronan was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division from 2017 to 2020. Cronan was previously an

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from 2015 to 2017, where he co-taught a seminar on federal criminal prosecutions.

Federal judicial service

On November 6, 2019, President

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announced his intent to nominate Cronan to serve as a

of the

. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the

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. President Trump nominated Cronan to the seat vacated by Judge William H. Pauley III, who assumed senior status on March 1, 2018. On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Senate. On February 27, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate. On March 4, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

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. On May 14, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On August 6, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–42 vote. His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 55–42 vote. He received his judicial commission on August 10, 2020.

Memberships

Cronan has been a member of the

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since 2017. Since 1998, he has been an inactive member of

References

External links

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