Glen E. Conrad
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Glen Edward Conrad is a U.S. district judge
on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
and a former federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
, Conrad was the son of an elementary school teacher mother and a father who worked in the post office. Conrad earned a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary
in 1971, where he wrote his senior thesis on the Republican Party. While writing that thesis, Conrad met James C. Turk, the federal district judge whom he eventually would succeed on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
.
Conrad then earned a law degree from the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law
in 1974.
Conrad's first job was as an interpreter/host at Colonial Williamsburg
in 1974. He then worked as a U.S. probation officer for the Western District of Virginia from 1975 until 1976. Conrad also worked as a law clerk
for U.S. District Judge Theodore Roosevelt Dalton
from 1975 until 1976.
In 1976, Conrad became a U.S. magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He served in that capacity until 2003. Conrad applied for a federal judgeship in 1990.
On April 28, 2003, President George W. Bush
nominated Conrad to become a U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. "I felt like I had done just about all I could do with the responsibilities I had," Conrad told the Roanoke Times. The U.S. Senate confirmed Conrad in an 89-0 vote on September 22, 2003.
nominated Conrad to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
, to fill the seat of H. Emory Widener, Jr.
, who had taken senior status in July 2007 (Widener died in September 2007). Bush had withdrawn the nomination of his previous choice for that seat, E. Duncan Getchell
, after objections by both of Virginia's senators. Previous to Getchell, from September 2003 until January 2007, William J. Haynes, II
had been nominated to the seat, but his nomination had met stiff opposition from Senate Democrats over the role he had played during his tenure as the general counsel of the United States Department of Defense
in the formulation of rules concerning the use of torture
in Iraq
. Eventually, Haynes withdrew his nomination. Conrad's nomination to the Fourth Circuit expired upon the end of President Bush's presidency in January 2009.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is a United States district court.Appeals from the Western District of Virginia are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (in...
and a former federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Background
Born and raised in Radford, VirginiaRadford, Virginia
Radford is a city in Virginia, United States. The population was 16,408 in 2010. For statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Radford with neighboring Montgomery County, including the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, calling the combination the...
, Conrad was the son of an elementary school teacher mother and a father who worked in the post office. Conrad earned a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
in 1971, where he wrote his senior thesis on the Republican Party. While writing that thesis, Conrad met James C. Turk, the federal district judge whom he eventually would succeed on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is a United States district court.Appeals from the Western District of Virginia are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (in...
.
Conrad then earned a law degree from the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Marshall-Wythe School of Law
William & Mary Law School, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is the oldest law school in the United States. William & Mary Law School is a part of the College of William & Mary, the second oldest college in the United States. The Law School maintains an enrollment of about six hundred students...
in 1974.
Conrad's first job was as an interpreter/host at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is the private foundation representing the historic district of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. The district includes buildings dating from 1699 to 1780 which made colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of the original shires of Virginia —...
in 1974. He then worked as a U.S. probation officer for the Western District of Virginia from 1975 until 1976. Conrad also worked as a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for U.S. District Judge Theodore Roosevelt Dalton
Theodore Roosevelt Dalton
Theodore Roosevelt Dalton American lawyer,judge and politician known as "Ted" and as Virginia's "Mr. Republican".- Family :...
from 1975 until 1976.
In 1976, Conrad became a U.S. magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He served in that capacity until 2003. Conrad applied for a federal judgeship in 1990.
On April 28, 2003, President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
nominated Conrad to become a U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. "I felt like I had done just about all I could do with the responsibilities I had," Conrad told the Roanoke Times. The U.S. Senate confirmed Conrad in an 89-0 vote on September 22, 2003.
Fourth Circuit nomination under Bush
On May 8, 2008, President George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
nominated Conrad to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:*District of Maryland*Eastern District of North Carolina...
, to fill the seat of H. Emory Widener, Jr.
H. Emory Widener, Jr.
Hiram Emory Widener Jr. was a United States federal judge and then a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.-Early life and career:...
, who had taken senior status in July 2007 (Widener died in September 2007). Bush had withdrawn the nomination of his previous choice for that seat, E. Duncan Getchell
E. Duncan Getchell
Earle Duncan Getchell, Jr. is an American lawyer and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Getchell is currently Solicitor General of Virginia.-Background:...
, after objections by both of Virginia's senators. Previous to Getchell, from September 2003 until January 2007, William J. Haynes, II
William J. Haynes, II
William James "Jim" Haynes II is an American lawyer and former General Counsel of the Department of Defense during President George W. Bush's administration. Haynes resigned as General Counsel effective March 2008...
had been nominated to the seat, but his nomination had met stiff opposition from Senate Democrats over the role he had played during his tenure as the general counsel of the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
in the formulation of rules concerning the use of torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. Eventually, Haynes withdrew his nomination. Conrad's nomination to the Fourth Circuit expired upon the end of President Bush's presidency in January 2009.