Christina Reiss
| Christina Reiss | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 02/07/2010 - Present |
| Chief: | 2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | John Murtha |
| Past post: | Vermont District Courts, Judge |
| Past term: | 2004 - 2009 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1962 |
| Home State: | Denver, CO |
| Bachelors: | St. Michael’s College, B.A. |
| Law School: | U. of Arizona Law, J.D., 1989 |
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Christina Clair Reiss is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. She was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2010. Judge Reiss has served as Chief Judge for the District of Vermont since 2010.[1] She is the first woman to serve the District of Vermont.[2] Prior to her Federal judicial appointment, Reiss served as a Vermont District Judge between 2004 and 2009.[3]
Early life and education
Reiss earned her Bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College in Vermont and her law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1989. [4]
Professional career
After her graduation from law school, Judge Reiss served as law clerk for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. After that, Reiss was in private practice specializing in several areas including media, land use, business, employment and federal criminal law until her 2004 appointment to the Vermont State judiciary. [4]
Judicial career
Lamoille District
Prior to her appointment to the federal bench, Reiss was a judge in the Lamoille District of the Vermont Superior Court, Vermont District Courts, and Vermont Family Courts. She was appointed to the court in 2004 by Governor Jim Douglas. [5]
District of Vermont
President Obama nominated Reiss to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont on October 13, 2009. [6][7] She filled the seat vacated by John Murtha when he assumed senior status and is the first woman to serve the District of Vermont federal court. [8]
Judge Reiss was recommended to President Obama for a seat on the District of Vermont by Senator Patrick Leahy. The Vermont Judicial Nominating Commission vetted eight finalists in the application process, and of them, selected Reiss for recommendation. [5] The whole Senate voted on November 21, 2009, to confirm her to the District of Vermont. [9]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Reiss faced a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 4, 2009.[10][11] Her nomination passed the Committee into the full Senate on a voice vote without discussion. [12] Reiss was sworn in as federal judge on February 7, 2010[13].
Notable cases
See also
United States District Court for the District of Vermont
External links
References
- ↑ Judge Reiss's Biography Judge Reiss' bio from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Associated Press "Leahy taps Reiss to be federal judge" July 9, 2009
- ↑ Judge Reiss's Biography Judge Reiss' bio from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Christina Reiss to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont", October 9, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Press Release "Leahy Recommends Vermont Judge Christina Reiss For Vermont’s U.S. District Court Vacancy" July 8, 2009
- ↑ White House Press Release "Nominations sent to the Senate: October 13, 2009
- ↑ Times Argus "Judge Christina Reiss is picked for federal bench", October 12, 2009
- ↑ Associated Press "Leahy taps Reiss to be federal judge" July 9, 2009
- ↑ "Nashua Telegraph" Senate confirms Vt. federal judge nominee, November 22, 2009
- ↑ WCAX News "Confirmation Hearings for Judge Reiss Today", November 4, 2009
- ↑ Vermont Public Radio "VT Federal Judge Hearing Set For Wednesday", November 2, 2009
- ↑ Associated Press "Senate Judiciary Committee approves Reiss to be Vermont's next federal judge", November 19, 2009
- ↑ "Rutland Herald" New District Court judge sworn in, January 9, 2010
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: John Murtha |
District of Vermont 2010–Current |
Succeeded by: NA |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Christina Reiss • William K. Sessions | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | John Conroy • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Nathaniel Chipman • Samuel Hitchcock • Elijah Paine • Samuel Prentiss • David Allen Smalley • James Oakes • Fred Parker • Hoyt Henry Wheeler • James Loren Martin • Harland Bradley Howe • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • James Leamy • Bernard Leddy • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
William K. Sessions • John Murtha • Fred Parker • Franklin Billings • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • Bernard Leddy • | ||
