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Biography
Damien Michael Schiff (born 1979) is an American lawyer. Currently a senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, he is a nominee to be a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Education and career
Schiff received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2004. He started his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Victor J. Wolski of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Schiff litigated Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2014, he litigated to end federal protections for the California gnatcatcher, arguing DNA evidence showed it was not a distinct sub-species.
Nomination to Court of Federal Claims
On May 8, 2017, President Trump nominated Schiff to serve as a United States Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, to the seat vacated by Judge George W. Miller, who retired in 2014. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on June 14, 2017. On July 13, 2017 his nomination was reported out of committee by a vote of 11-9. His nomination is now pending before the United States Senate.