Andrew Lynn Brasher (born May 20, 1981) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He is a former solicitor general of Alabama.

Early life and career Brasher received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Samford University in 2002, and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2006, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review and earned the Victor Brudney Prize. While in law school, Brasher was a summer associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in 2005. After law school, served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 2006 to 2007. He then worked in the Birmingham office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings from 2007 to 2011. From 2011 to 2014, Brasher became Deputy Solicitor General of Alabama under state Attorney General Luther Strange.

He was promoted to Solicitor General in February 2014 and continued to serve in that role until his appointment as a federal district judge in 2019.

Federal judicial service

District court service On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Brasher to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Mark Fuller, who resigned under the threat of impeachment on August 1, 2015."Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 10, 2018 On June 6, 2018 a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 6, 2018 On June 28, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 28, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6, of the United States Senate. On January 23, Trump announced his intent to renominate Brasher for a federal judgeship."President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019 His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day."Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019 On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee. Accessed September 7, 2022.

On May 1, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–47 vote.On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Andrew Lynn Brasher to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama), United States Senate, May 1, 2019 His nomination was confirmed that same day by a 52–47 vote.On the Nomination (Confirmation Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama), United States Senate, May 1, 2019 He received his judicial commission on May 3, 2019. He was sworn into office on May 7, 2019. His district court service terminated on June 30, 2020, when he was elevated to the court of appeals.

Court of appeals service On November 6, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brasher to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 6, 2019 On November 21, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. Trump nominated Brasher to the seat to be vacated by Judge Edward Earl Carnes, who had announced his intention to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor."Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, November 21, 2019 A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4, 2019.Nominations for December 4, 2019 On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. Later that day, he was renominated to the same seat."Four Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 3, 2020 On January 16, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 16, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee On February 10, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 46–41 vote. On February 11, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by a 52–43 vote. He received his judicial commission June 30, 2020, and he was sworn in the same day.

Memberships

He was a member of the Federalist Society from 2003 to 2006 and again since 2008.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Andrew L. Brasher

See also Donald Trump judicial appointment controversies

References

External links

Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court from the Oyez Project