Charlotte Sweeney

Charlotte Noelle Sweeney (born 1969) is an American lawyer from Colorado who is a nominee to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Charlotte N. Sweeney
Personal details
Born1969 (age 52–53)
Englewood, Colorado, U.S.
EducationCalifornia Lutheran University (BS)
University of Denver (JD)

Early life and education

Sweeney was born in 1969 in Englewood, Colorado.[1] She received a Bachelor of Science from California Lutheran University in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from the Sturm College of Law in 1995.[2]

Career

Sweeney began her career as an associate with LaFond & Clausen, LLC in 1995 and was named a partner at the firm in 1998. From 1999 to 2008, she was a partner with LaFond & Sweeney, LLC. Since 2008, she has been a partner at Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC.[2] In 2019, she helped draft the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in Colorado.[3]

Nomination to district court

In May 2021, Sweeney was one of three candidates recommended to the White House by Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet.[3] On August 5, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Sweeney to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. President Biden nominated Sweeney to the seat vacated by Judge R. Brooke Jackson, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2021.[4] On October 20, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On December 2, 2021, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11 on a party-line vote, stalling her nomination in committee.[6] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[7] she was renominated the same day.[8] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was stalled in committee by an 11–11 vote.[9] The Senate will need to vote on a motion to discharge her nomination from committee.[10] If confirmed, she would be the first openly LGBT federal judge in Colorado and the first openly LGBT woman to serve as a federal district court judge west of the Mississippi.[11]

Associations and memberships

Sweeney previously led the labor and employment section of the Colorado Bar Association as well as the Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association. She is a member of the Colorado LGBT Bar Association.[3] Since 2016, she has been treasurer of the Matthew Shepard Foundation.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. "President Biden Names Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Karlik, Michael (May 30, 2021). "Bennet, Hickenlooper send recommendations to White House for court vacancy". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 5, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 20, 2021.
  6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. "PN1509 - Nomination of Charlotte N. Sweeney for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  8. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. Raymond, Nate (20 January 2022). "U.S. Senate confirms 9th Circuit nominee; panel deadlocks on 3 Biden judicial picks". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. "Biden Announces Two Lesbian Nominees to Federal Judiciary". www.advocate.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  12. "Charlotte Sweeney". Matthew Shepard Foundation. Retrieved August 5, 2021.



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