Kermit Bye
Kermit Edward Bye was a federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Bye assumed senior status on April 22, 2015, and retired from judicial service on September 1, 2016.[1][2]
Bye passed away on March 21, 2021.[3]
Education
Bye received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of North Dakota in 1959 and 1962, respectively.[4]
Professional career
- 1968-2000: Private practice, Fargo, N.D.
- 1966-1968: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of North Dakota
- 1964-1966: Special assistant attorney general, North Dakota
- 1962-1964: Deputy securities commissioner, North Dakota[4]
Judicial career
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Kermit Bye |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 308 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 22, 1999
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: November 10, 1999
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 17, 1999
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| Confirmed: February 24, 2000
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| Vote: 98-0
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Bye was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit by President Bill Clinton on April 22, 1999, to a seat vacated by John D. Kelly. The American Bar Association rated Bye Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[5] Hearings on Bye's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 10, 1999, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on November 17, 1999. Bye was confirmed on a recorded 98-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 24, 2000, and he received his commission on March 9, 2000. Judge Bye assumed senior status on April 22, 2015, and retired from judicial service on September 1, 2016.[4][6][2] Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl has been nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Bye in this position.[7]
Noteworthy cases
Lee County School District Racial Discrimination Case (2012)
On February 29, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit partially overturned a ruling of the Eastern District of Arkansas, finding the Lee County School District to be guilty of federal discrimination law. Sharon Sanders, a former school finance coordinator, took the district to court following her demotion and subsequent recommendation for dismissal on the basis of race discrimination. According to court records, Sanders and another administrator were demoted following an election where the school board became comprised of a majority of African American members.[8]
In the original suit, Sanders was awarded compensatory damages, lost wages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees by a jury. Upon appeal, a judge of the Eastern District of Arkansas revoked the lost wages and severely cut her award for attorney's fees. The ruling by the Eighth Circuit ordered new proceedings to determine fees for Sanders' attorney and punitive damages, but fundamentally agreed that she had been discriminated against on the basis of race.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ InForum.com, "Judge Kermit Bye to assume senior status on appeals court," December 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 University of North Dakota Law School, "Judge Kermit Bye, '62, to retire from federal bench," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "Former federal circuit court judge Kermit Bye dies at 84," March 23, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 106th Congress," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 239 - Kermit Bye — The Judiciary," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1091 - Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl — The Judiciary," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Arkansas News, "Court: Race behind white school employees's forced resignation," February 28, 2012 (dead link)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John D. Kelly |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 2000-2015 |
Succeeded by: Ralph Erickson
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| 1993 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
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