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Zachary N. Somers
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Born	Zachary Noah Somers 1979 (age 44–45) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Georgetown University (BA, JD)

Zachary Noah Somers (born 1979) is an American lawyer who is a nominee to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Education

Somers earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Legal career

Upon graduation from law school, Somers served as a law clerk to Judge Victor J. Wolski of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He was an attorney at the boutique Washington, D.C., law firm Marzulla Law, LLC, where he specialized in takings and breach of contract litigation before the Court of Federal Claims and other federal courts. He served over a decade on the United States House Committee on the Judiciary staff in several counsel roles, including as the Committee's General Counsel and Parliamentarian. He currently serves as the Chief Investigative Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where he handles oversight and investigations for Chairman Lindsey Graham.

Nomination to Court of Federal Claims

On August 26, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Somers to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. On September 8, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Somers to the seat vacated by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler, who assumed senior status on October 23, 2020. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On November 18, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.