In Close Vote, Orgain Bell & Tucker Partner Ascends to Federal Judgeship
Michael Truncale's “legal expertise and devotion to serving his fellow Texans will make him an excellent federal judge,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a statement.
May 14, 2019 at 04:36 PM
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By a close vote of 49-46 along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Michael Truncale to be a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Texas in Beaumont.
Truncale, 62, has worked his entire legal career at Orgain Bell & Tucker in Beaumont, where he's a partner. He's an arbitrator and mediator and also practices civil defense in federal and state courts in the areas of energy, transportation, products liability and more, according to the profile on his firm's site. He serves as local counsel in patent litigation in the Eastern District and has been a mediator in more than 2,000 cases in the Eastern District and in state courts.
“The Senate is continuing to deliver on its promise to the American people to confirm principled, constitutionalist judges, and I have no doubt Texans in the Eastern District will be well served by Michael's professionalism and commitment to the rule of law,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a statement.
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