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Trump has repeatedly criticized Curiel in campaign speeches and interviews, calling him a "hater" and noting that Curiel is "we believe, Mexican."<ref name=RappeportNYT/><ref name=Ford/><ref name=trialdate/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-university-judge-gonzalo-curiel-223684|title=Trump attacks 'Mexican' judge in Trump U lawsuit|last=East|first=Kristen|date=May 28, 2016|work=Politico |accessdate=May 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Finnegan>{{cite news|last1=Finnegan|first1=Michael|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Trump trashes judge overseeing Trump University fraud case, says it's fine that he's Mexican|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-05272016-trump-trashes-judge-overseeing-1464393140-htmlstory.html |date=May 27, 2016|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> Trump has said Curiel should recuse himself from the case because of hostility toward Trump and because Curiel has an "inherent conflict of interest" because Trump has proposed building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.<ref name=Ford/><ref name=Finnegan/> Furthermore, Trump claimed that Curiel is a friend of a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs, which the lawyer himself denied.<ref name=KendallWSJ>{{cite news |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-keeps-up-attacks-on-judge-gonzalo-curiel-1464911442|title=Trump Says Judge’s Mexican Heritage Presents ‘Absolute Conflict’. Republican’s charge that Judge Gonzalo Curiel has a conflict of interest draws criticism from some legal observers |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|last=Kendall|first=Brent|date=June 3, 2016|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> |
Trump has repeatedly criticized Curiel in campaign speeches and interviews, calling him a "hater" and noting that Curiel is "we believe, Mexican."<ref name=RappeportNYT/><ref name=Ford/><ref name=trialdate/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-university-judge-gonzalo-curiel-223684|title=Trump attacks 'Mexican' judge in Trump U lawsuit|last=East|first=Kristen|date=May 28, 2016|work=Politico |accessdate=May 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Finnegan>{{cite news|last1=Finnegan|first1=Michael|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Trump trashes judge overseeing Trump University fraud case, says it's fine that he's Mexican|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-05272016-trump-trashes-judge-overseeing-1464393140-htmlstory.html |date=May 27, 2016|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> Trump has said Curiel should recuse himself from the case because of hostility toward Trump and because Curiel has an "inherent conflict of interest" because Trump has proposed building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.<ref name=Ford/><ref name=Finnegan/> Furthermore, Trump claimed that Curiel is a friend of a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs, which the lawyer himself denied.<ref name=KendallWSJ>{{cite news |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-keeps-up-attacks-on-judge-gonzalo-curiel-1464911442|title=Trump Says Judge’s Mexican Heritage Presents ‘Absolute Conflict’. Republican’s charge that Judge Gonzalo Curiel has a conflict of interest draws criticism from some legal observers |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|last=Kendall|first=Brent|date=June 3, 2016|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> |
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Trump has also said about Curiel that, "He is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican, which is all fine," referring to Curiel’s membership in La Raza Lawyers of California, "But I say he’s got bias. I want to build a wall."<ref>Bobic, Igor. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-muslim-judge_us_57542cb6e4b0ed593f14ad78 "Trump Says Muslim Judges Also Might Not Be Fair To Him"], ''[[Huffington Post]]'' (June 5, 2016).</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-its-possible-muslim-judge-would-treat-me-unfairly/ "Trump: 'It's possible' a Muslim judge would be unfair"], ''[[CBS News]]'' (June 5, 2016).</ref><ref name=RappeportNYT /> According to former U.S. Attorney General [[Alberto Gonzales]], Trump "may be concerned that the lawyers' association or its members represent or support the other advocacy organization", namely the [[National Council of La Raza]].<ref>de Vries, Karl. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/politics/alberto-gonzales-donald-trump-judge-curiel/index.html "Ex-AG Gonzales: Trump has a right to question judge's fairness"], ''[[CNN]]'' (June 4, 2016).</ref><ref>The website of La Raza Lawyers of California is at <nowiki>http://www.larazalawyers.net/</nowiki></ref> |
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It was reported that an aide to Curiel stated that Curiel could not respond to Trump's comments because of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.<ref name=KendallWSJ/><ref name=EpsteinWSJBlog>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/27/trump-attacks-federal-judge-in-trump-u-case/|title=Trump Attacks Federal Judge in Trump U Case. The presumptive GOP nominee devotes 12 minutes of a 58-minute address to the suit|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire blog|last=Epstein|first=Reid J|date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> The Code of Conduct states in part that federal judges “should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court.”<ref name=Ford/><ref name=KendallWSJ/><ref name=CodeOfConduct>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/code-conduct-united-states-judges|title=Guide to Judiciary Policy, Volume 2: Ethics and Judicial Conduct, Part A: Codes of Conduct, Chapter 2: Code of Conduct for United States Judges|author = United States Courts|date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Nevertheless, Curiel wrote in an order that Trump has “placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue.”<ref name=RappeportNYT/><ref name = "Hamburger" /><ref name=Ford/><ref name=KendallWSJ/> Legal experts have stated that ethnicity should not disqualify a judge from presiding over any case, and have noted that Trump's lawyers have not filed a motion to request a different judge.<ref name=RappeportNYT/><ref name=Ford/><ref name=KendallWSJ/> |
It was reported that an aide to Curiel stated that Curiel could not respond to Trump's comments because of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.<ref name=KendallWSJ/><ref name=EpsteinWSJBlog>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/27/trump-attacks-federal-judge-in-trump-u-case/|title=Trump Attacks Federal Judge in Trump U Case. The presumptive GOP nominee devotes 12 minutes of a 58-minute address to the suit|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire blog|last=Epstein|first=Reid J|date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> The Code of Conduct states in part that federal judges “should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court.”<ref name=Ford/><ref name=KendallWSJ/><ref name=CodeOfConduct>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/code-conduct-united-states-judges|title=Guide to Judiciary Policy, Volume 2: Ethics and Judicial Conduct, Part A: Codes of Conduct, Chapter 2: Code of Conduct for United States Judges|author = United States Courts|date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Nevertheless, Curiel wrote in an order that Trump has “placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue.”<ref name=RappeportNYT/><ref name = "Hamburger" /><ref name=Ford/><ref name=KendallWSJ/> Legal experts have stated that ethnicity should not disqualify a judge from presiding over any case, and have noted that Trump's lawyers have not filed a motion to request a different judge.<ref name=RappeportNYT/><ref name=Ford/><ref name=KendallWSJ/> |
Revision as of 19:56, 5 June 2016
Gonzalo P. Curiel | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office October 1, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Thomas J. Whelan |
Personal details | |
Born | Gonzalo Paul Curiel 1953 (age 70–71) East Chicago, Indiana |
Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington B.A. Indiana University Maurer School of Law J.D. |
Gonzalo Paul Curiel (born 1953) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[1]
Early life and education
Curiel was born in East Chicago, Indiana,[2][3] the youngest of four children whose parents had immigrated into the United States from Mexico.[4][5][6] Both his parents became American citizens.[1]
His parents were from Mascota, Mexico, which is a small town near Puerto Vallarta. His father arrived in the U.S. via the Bracero Program and was reportedly a legal resident when his mother arrived.[4]
He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Indiana University in 1976 and his Juris Doctor from the Indiana University School of Law in 1979.[2][3][7]
Legal career
He served in private practice, first at James, James & Manning from 1979 to 1986 and then at Barbosa & Vera from 1986 to 1989.[3][7]
He was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California from 1989 to 2002.[2][3][7] While in the Southern District, he served as Deputy Chief (1996-1999) and then Chief (1999-2002) of the Narcotics Enforcement Division.[2][3][7] During his tenure with the Narcotics Enforcement Division, Curiel prosecuted the Arellano Felix cartel in Tijuana, Mexico,[5][6] and was targeted for assassination by the drug cartel.[1][8][9] He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California from 2002 to 2006.[2][3][7]
Superior Court
In 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Curiel to the San Diego County Superior Court,[10][11] the position he held until his appointment to the federal bench.[7]
Federal judicial service
On November 10, 2011, President Obama nominated Curiel to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[7] He replaced Judge Thomas J. Whelan, who had taken senior status. Curiel received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 28, 2012, which reported his nomination to the Senate on April 26, 2012, by voice vote. In the early hours of September 22, 2012, on what was officially still the legislative day of September 21, the Senate confirmed Curiel by voice vote. He received his commission on October 1, 2012.[2]
Trump University lawsuits
In February 2014, Curiel certified Tarla Makaeff v. Trump University as a class action and accepted residents of three states as members of that class.[12] In October 2014, Curiel certified Cohen v. Trump as a national class action.[13] Trump's lawyer said that Trump would be asking Curiel to recuse himself from Cohen because Curiel had "animosity toward Mr. Trump and his views."[14]
In April 2015, after Trump lost his defamation suit against Makaeff, she asked for $1.3 million in compensation for her legal expenses, and Curiel ordered Trump University to pay $798,000. The Trump Organization said that it would appeal the award.[15] In March 2016, Curiel allowed Makaeff to withdraw her name from the lawsuit that she had filed in 2010, and the case was retitled Low v. Trump University.[16][17] On May 27, 2016, Curiel granted a request by The Washington Post for public release of certain Trump University documents and depositions that had been filed in the case.[17][18]
Curiel is the presiding judge in the Low case and has scheduled a trial to begin November 28, 2016, in San Diego.[19] Curiel had planned to start the trial in summer 2016, but postponed it until after the election because of concerns that jurors would be affected by a "media frenzy" if the trial took place during the presidential campaign.[19] Trump is scheduled to attend the trial and testify.[19]
Trump has repeatedly criticized Curiel in campaign speeches and interviews, calling him a "hater" and noting that Curiel is "we believe, Mexican."[1][17][19][20][21] Trump has said Curiel should recuse himself from the case because of hostility toward Trump and because Curiel has an "inherent conflict of interest" because Trump has proposed building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.[17][21] Furthermore, Trump claimed that Curiel is a friend of a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs, which the lawyer himself denied.[22]
Trump has also said about Curiel that, "He is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican, which is all fine," referring to Curiel’s membership in La Raza Lawyers of California, "But I say he’s got bias. I want to build a wall."[23][24][1] According to former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Trump "may be concerned that the lawyers' association or its members represent or support the other advocacy organization", namely the National Council of La Raza.[25][26]
It was reported that an aide to Curiel stated that Curiel could not respond to Trump's comments because of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.[22][27] The Code of Conduct states in part that federal judges “should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court.”[17][22][28] Nevertheless, Curiel wrote in an order that Trump has “placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue.”[1][18][17][22] Legal experts have stated that ethnicity should not disqualify a judge from presiding over any case, and have noted that Trump's lawyers have not filed a motion to request a different judge.[1][17][22]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rappeport, Alan (June 3, 2016). "That Judge Attacked by Donald Trump? He's Faced a Lot Worse". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges: Curiel, Gonzalo Paul". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Gonzalo Paul Curiel (November 11, 2011). "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Malagon, Elvia. "E.C. native at center of Trump controversy", The Times of Northwest Indiana (June 4, 2016).
- ^ a b Weiner, Tim (April 26, 2002). "New Web of Trust Topples a Mighty Mexican Cartel". New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
...the Mexicans looked across the table at Mr. Chavez, Mr. Vega and Mr. Curiel, all born of Mexican parents... '[Curiel said] this involves the country of our parents'...
- ^ a b "Hearing Before The Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate, 112th Congress, 2nd Session (Senate Hearing 112-72, Part 7)". March 28, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
... '[Senator Blumenthal said] He's the son of immigrant parents from Mexico'... '[Judge Curiel said] As I indicated previously, my parents came here from Mexico'...
- ^ a b c d e f g Office of the Press Secretary (November 10, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the US District Court Bench". The White House. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ O'Connor, Anne-Marie (August 28, 1997). "Cartel May Have Targeted U.S. Prosecutor. Crime: Alleged gunman for Tijuana drug gang was taped threatening to arrange murder of official who is seeking his extradition, court documents say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ^ Alvord, Valerie (December 21, 1997). "Suspected hit men lose round in their extradition fight". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Factor, Christy (November 7, 2006). "Promotions and Appointments: Gov. Schwarzenegger appoints 2 San Diegans". The Daily Transcript. San Diego. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Federal Prosecutor From Los Angeles Gets San Diego Judgeship". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. November 4, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ Bauder, Don (March 1, 2014). "The Donald trumped in federal court here. His Trump University claims attacked by ex-students". San Diego Reader. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Warmerdam, Elizabeth (October 29, 2014). "Trump Must Answer Students in Fed Court". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Berr, Jonathan (October 31, 2014). "Lawsuit accuses Donald Trump of deceiving students". CBS News. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ Kearn, Rebekah (April 20, 2015). "$798,000 Award Against Trump University". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Kristina (March 22, 2016). "Judge OKs Trump accuser's exit". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ford, Matt (June 3, 2016). "Why Is Donald Trump So Angry at Judge Gonzalo Curiel?". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Hamburger, Tom (May 28, 2016). "Judge bashed by Trump orders release of company records". Washington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Trial date set in Trump University lawsuit". CBS News. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ East, Kristen (May 28, 2016). "Trump attacks 'Mexican' judge in Trump U lawsuit". Politico. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Finnegan, Michael (May 27, 2016). "Trump trashes judge overseeing Trump University fraud case, says it's fine that he's Mexican". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Kendall, Brent (June 3, 2016). "Trump Says Judge's Mexican Heritage Presents 'Absolute Conflict'. Republican's charge that Judge Gonzalo Curiel has a conflict of interest draws criticism from some legal observers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Bobic, Igor. "Trump Says Muslim Judges Also Might Not Be Fair To Him", Huffington Post (June 5, 2016).
- ^ "Trump: 'It's possible' a Muslim judge would be unfair", CBS News (June 5, 2016).
- ^ de Vries, Karl. "Ex-AG Gonzales: Trump has a right to question judge's fairness", CNN (June 4, 2016).
- ^ The website of La Raza Lawyers of California is at http://www.larazalawyers.net/
- ^ Epstein, Reid J (May 27, 2016). "Trump Attacks Federal Judge in Trump U Case. The presumptive GOP nominee devotes 12 minutes of a 58-minute address to the suit". The Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire blog. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ United States Courts (March 20, 2014). "Guide to Judiciary Policy, Volume 2: Ethics and Judicial Conduct, Part A: Codes of Conduct, Chapter 2: Code of Conduct for United States Judges". Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- Gonzalo P. Curiel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.