Claire Cecchi
| Claire Cecchi | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 6/14/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Joseph Greenaway |
| Past post: | District of New Jersey, Magistrate judge |
| Past term: | 4/26/2006 - 6/14/2011 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1964 |
| Home State: | Queens, NY |
| Bachelors: | Barnard College, Columbia U. '82 |
| Law School: | Fordham University Law '89 |
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Claire C. Cecchi is a federal judge for the District of New Jersey. She joined the court in 2011 after an appointment from Barack Obama. Prior to appointment, she served as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She was appointed to this position on April 26, 2006.[1][2]
Early life and education
Claire Cecchi earned her B.A. degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and her J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law.[3]
Professional career
Before she became a judge, Claire Cecchi worked as a partner of the law firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP.[3]
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
On December 1, 2010 President Obama nominated Cecchi to the seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Joseph Greenaway. [4] [5] President Obama had this to say about the nominations made on December 1, 2010: “These outstanding candidates have shown an unwavering commitment to justice throughout their careers. They all have long and distinguished records of service, and I am pleased to nominate them to continue serving the American people on the District Court bench.” [4]
Cecchi received a rating of "Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified" from the American Bar Association. She had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 2, 2011 and you can find her Committee Questionnaire Available Here and her Questions for the Record Available Here. [6]
Cecchi's nomination was returned to the President at the end of the 111th congress. President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 5, 2011. Cecchi's nomination was confirmed by the senate on June 14, 2011 by a vote of 98-0.[7]
See also
External links
- List of judges at the Newark office of the District of New Jersey
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Cechhi
- Biography for Clair Cecchi from Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ The Third Branch, "Judicial Milestones", May 2006
- ↑ Official FJC Bio of Judge Cecchi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Hon. Claire C. Cecchi profile
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 White House Press Release "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate", December 1, 2010
- ↑ Biography for Claire Cecchi from Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Nomination Materials
- ↑ 112th Congress Confirmations
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph Greenaway |
District of New Jersey 2011–Current Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed |
Louis Butler • Charles Day • Linda T. Walker • Goodwin Liu • Victoria F. Nourse • Michael C. Green • Natasha P. Silas • | ||
