Nancy B. Firestone Explained

Nancy Firestone
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Term Start:October 22, 2013
Term End:October 3, 2022
Office1:Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Appointer1:Bill Clinton
Term Start1:October 22, 1998
Term End1:October 22, 2013
Predecessor1:Moody R. Tidwell III
Successor1:Ryan T. Holte
Birth Date:17 October 1951
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma Mater:Washington University in St. Louis (BA)
University of Missouri, Kansas City (JD)

Nancy Beth Firestone (October 17, 1951 – October 3, 2022) was a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, appointed to that court in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.

Early life, education, and career

Born in Manchester, New Hampshire,[1] Firestone received a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1977.[2] Firestone served in various capacities as an attorney with the United States Department of Justice from 1977 to 1989. She was the associate deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1989 to 1992, and a judge on that agency's environmental appeals board from 1992 to 1995, when she returned to the Justice Department as deputy assistant attorney general in the Environment and Natural Resources division.[2] Firestone was also an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]

Claims court service

On October 22, 1998, Firestone was appointed judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims by President Bill Clinton.[2] On October 22, 2013, Nancy Firestone retired from active service on the United States Court of Federal Claims, effectively assuming senior status in that capacity. On April 10, 2014 President Barack Obama nominated Firestone to a serve a second 15-year term.[3] She received a hearing on her re-nomination before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee for June 4, 2014.[4] On June 19, 2014 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5]

On December 16, 2014, her nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated her to the same position.[6] On February 26, 2015, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[7] Her nomination expired with the end of the 114th Congress on January 3, 2017. She died on October 3, 2022, at the age of 70.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Joint Committee on Printing, Official Congressional Directory 2005-2006: 109th Congress (2005), p. 854.
  2. https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/nancy-b-firestone United States Court of Federal Claims page on Nancy B. Firestone
  3. Web site: President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims . . 10 April 2014 . . 11 April 2014.
  4. Web site: June 4, 2014: Judicial Nominations. 4 June 2014 . United States Senate.
  5. Web site: Executive Business Meeting . Committee on the Judiciary . United States Senate . 19 June 2014.
  6. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/07/presidential-nominations-sent-senate Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, January 7, 2015
  7. http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%202-26-15%20Update.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 26, 2015
  8. Web site: In Memoriam: Senior Judge Nancy Beth Firestone, 1951-2022 . November 11, 2022 . US Court of Federal Claims.