President Donald Trump announced on social media platform X on August 20 that he is nominating Jesus Osete to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Osete currently serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, where Trump said he has “done tremendous work for our Administration.”
Previously, Osete served as General Counsel to the Missouri Secretary of State, and both Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Missouri Attorney General. He clerked for Judge Bobby Shepherd of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and Chief Justice Zel Fischer of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Osete received his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona.
Trump stated that Osete has the strong recommendation and support of Senator Eric Schmitt and Senator Josh Hawley. “He will always be a strong Defender of the Constitution. Congratulations Jesus!” the president wrote.

