Robert S. Huie

Robert Steven Huie (born 1976) is an American lawyer from California who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Early life and education

Huie was born in 1976 in Albany, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Calvin University in 1998 and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2002.

Career

Huie served as a law clerk for Judge José A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2003 to 2004. He worked as a civil litigator at Latham & Watkins from 2004 to 2008 and as an attorney at Wiggin and Dana from 2002 to 2003.

From 2020 to 2022, he was a counsel with Jones Day where he served on the firm's Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement Committee.

Federal judicial service

On January 19, 2022, President Joe Biden named Huie to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. President Biden nominated Huie to the seat vacated by Judge Michael Anello, who assumed senior status on October 31, 2018. On March 2, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 4, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–10 vote. On June 9, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 51–46 vote. Huie is the first Biden nominee to be confirmed in any district court without Senate Democrats invoking cloture. He received his judicial commission on June 14, 2022.

Personal life Huie is an American of Asian descent. His paternal grandfather was an immigrant from China.