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This article is about the American judge. For the American writer and film producer, see Todd Hughes.
American judge (born 1966)
At the DOJ, Hughes handled matters of federal personnel law, veterans' benefits, international trade, government contracts, and jurisdictional issues regarding the United States Court of Federal Claims. He has extensive experience before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of International Trade, and the United States Court of Federal Claims. Hughes has been awarded several special commendations from the DOJ and a special contribution award from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. He has taught at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Duke University's writing program.
Federal judicial service
On February 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Hughes to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge William Curtis Bryson who assumed senior status on January 7, 2013. He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013, and was reported to the floor of the Senate on July 18, 2013, by a voice vote. The Senate confirmed his nomination on September 24, 2013 by a 98–0 vote. He received his commission on September 24, 2013. He assumed office on September 30, 2013. Hughes is the first openly gay judge on a federal circuit court. Obama previously nominated another gay lawyer, Edward C. DuMont, to the same court, but DuMont withdrew his name when it became clear that his nomination was not going to proceed in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Hughes in 2013