Joseph Tompkins

Judge Tompkins earned his J.D., magna cum laude , from Ave Maria School of Law, and his B.A., cum laude , from Ave Maria University, where he received the schools' highest awards for academic excellence, leadership, and community service and became a published author on the Free Exercise Clause.

" data-placement="bottom" delay="{ show: 0, hide: 200 }" data-trigger="click" data-toggle="popover"> Permalink https://fedsoc.org/bio/joseph-tompkins Print Email Facebook Share Twitter Share The Honorable Joseph Tompkins is a Circuit Court Judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Tampa, Florida. Judge Tompkins was appointed and elevated to this position by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2023 after serving two years as a Hillsborough County Court Judge. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Tompkins served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Middle District of Florida for three years. There, Judge Tompkins successfully prosecuted civil rights violations and defended the United States’ interests in civil, criminal, and bankruptcy matters throughout all stages of litigation. Upon graduation from law school, Judge Tompkins served as a law clerk to Judge Tom Barber in the Circuit Civil and Felony Divisions for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Judge Douglas Wallace of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal, and Judge Nelly Khouzam of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal. Judge Tompkins earned his J.D., magna cum laude , from Ave Maria School of Law, and his B.A., cum laude , from Ave Maria University, where he received the schools' highest awards for academic excellence, leadership, and community service and became a published author on the Free Exercise Clause. Judge Tompkins was a John Witherspoon Fellow at the J

He has handled and advised on appeals across diverse subject areas, including antitrust, business disputes, class actions, elections disputes, government disputes, estates and trusts, professional discipline, and securities.

Shareholder, Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC Biography Samuel J. Salario, Jr. is a shareholder at Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC. Before joining the firm, Sam served as a judge on Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal. A successful complex-case litigator before taking the bench, he became known around the state for his thoughtful and scholarly opinions. Sam also has significant finance and investment management experience from his work as a managing director at a litigation-finance fund focused on complex commercial and regulatory matters. Sam focuses his practice on appeals and mediations, and also select trial court representations and issue-based advocacy work. Before joining Lawson, Sam was a shareholder in a leading Florida-based appellate boutique. He has handled and advised on appeals across diverse subject areas, including antitrust, business disputes, class actions, elections disputes, government disputes, estates and trusts, professional discipline, and securities. His judicial experience lets him add value to trial teams in identifying, developing, preserving issues for a successful appeal. And he is frequently asked to serve as a mediator in complex business cases, including class actions, corporate governance disputes, and insolvency matters. Before taking the bench, Sam was a partner at a national law firm, where he served as head of its Securities and Derivative Litigation Practice Group. In addition to handling securities and corporate governance litigation, Sam deve

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Before his current role, James served as Managing Partner of King Street Legal, PLLC (which he founded), and recently served for six months as the General Counsel for the Department of Government Efficiency. Before founding King Street Legal, James was a litigation partner at Jones Day, a senior official in the Department of Justice's Civil Division and Office of the Attorney General, and a Senior Associate Counsel to the President.

General Counsel, xAI and X Biography James Burnham is the General Counsel of xAi and X. Before his current role, James served as Managing Partner of King Street Legal, PLLC (which he founded), and recently served for six months as the General Counsel for the Department of Government Efficiency. In his role at DOGE, James designed the legal structure of DOGE, advised DOGE personnel on policy initiatives across the Executive Branch, and supervised dozens of DOGE-related lawsuits against the Executive Branch – many of which DOGE won at the United States Supreme Court. Before founding King Street Legal, James was a litigation partner at Jones Day, a senior official in the Department of Justice's Civil Division and Office of the Attorney General, and a Senior Associate Counsel to the President. James also clerked for Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court and Judge Alex Kozinski on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He graduated with high honors from the University of Chicago Law School and earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Austin. James is also the President of Vallecito Capital, LLC, a mission-driven litigation fund that ensures meritorious litigation does not falter due to lack of resources. Read more... View Full Profile Close Contributor Information ×