Armando Bonilla

Armando Omar Bonilla (born 1967) is an American attorney who was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a Judge for the United States Court of Federal Claims in 2021.[1] Prior to this, Bonilla served as an associate deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice.

Armando Omar Bonilla
Personal details
Born
Armando Omar Bonilla

1967 (age 53–54)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University (BA)
Seton Hall University (JD)

Education

Bonilla was born to a mother from Cuba and a Cuban-American father.[2] Bonilla received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 from West Virginia University. He received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 1992 from Seton Hall University School of Law.[3]

Career

He began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1992 to 1994. He has served in numerous roles in the United States Department of Justice, starting as a trial and appellate attorney in the Civil Division's Commercial Litigation Branch from 1994 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a prosecutor in the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Criminal Division and from 2002 to 2010, he served as a prosecutor in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division. From 2010 to 2017, he served as an associate deputy attorney general.[3] From 2017 to 2018, he served as associate general counsel for the United States Marshals Service. Since 2018, he has served as the vice president of ethics and investigations at Capital One.[1]

Expired nomination to claims court under Obama

On May 21, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Bonilla to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward J. Damich, who retired on October 21, 2013.[4] On July 24, 2014 a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary was held on his nomination.[5] On September 18, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6]

On December 16, 2014, his nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position.[7]

On February 26, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[8] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Renomination to claims court under Biden

On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Bonilla to serve as a Judge for the United States Court of Federal Claims.[1] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Bonilla to the seat vacated by Judge Edward J. Damich, who took senior status on October 22, 2013.[9] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee has been scheduled for August 11, 2021 but was postponed.[10] On October 5, 2021, his nomination was withdrawn and resubmitted to include updated residency information.[11] On October 6, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[12] On October 28, 2021, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a voice vote.[13] His nomination is now pending before the full United States Senate.

References
  1. "President Biden Names Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees", White House, June 30, 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "'First' Latino Nominated For Court Hopes More Hispanics Follow". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims" White House, May 21, 2014
  4. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, May 21, 2014
  5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Judicial Nomination Hearing July 24, 2014
  6. Results of Executive Business Meeting - September 18, 2014 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  7. Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, January 7, 2015
  8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 26, 2015
  9. "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, July 13, 2021
  10. "Nominations: Wednesday, August 11, 2021". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  11. "Nomination and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 6, 2021.
  13. "Daily Digest: Thursday, October 28, 2021". www.congress.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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