Christina Reiss

Christina Reiss
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
Incumbent
Assumed office December 21, 2009
Nominated by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Garvan Murtha
District court judge, State of Vermont
In office 2004–2009
Nominated by	Jim Douglas
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1962 (1962-09-03) (age 49) Denver, Colorado
Alma mater	Saint Michael's College (B.A.) University of Arizona College of Law (J.D.)

Christina Clair Reiss (born September 3, 1962) is a United States district judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

Early life and education

Born in Denver, Reiss moved to Essex Center, Vermont in 1967, where she attended elementary and secondary schools. She earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont in 1984 and a law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1989.^[1]

Professional career

From 1989 until 1990, Reiss clerked for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and from 1990 until 1992, Reiss practiced with the law firm of Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy in Portland, Maine.^[1] From 1992 until 2001, Reiss practiced law with the firm of Sheehey, Brue, Gray & Furlong in Burlington, Vermont.^[1] From 2001 until 2004, Reiss was a partner with the law firm of Gravel and Shea in Burlington.^[1]

State judicial career

In August 2004, Reiss was appointed to the state bench as a district judge.^[1]

Nomination to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont

In July 2009, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced that he had recommended that Reiss be nominated by President Obama on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, to fill the seat vacated when John Garvan Murtha took senior status.^[2]

On October 9, 2009, Obama announced his intent to nominate Reiss to the district court seat.^[3] Her nomination was formally submitted to the United States Senate on October 13, 2009.

The United States Senate confirmed Reiss by unanimous consent on November 21, 2009.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:ZO2CeUycO1cJ:vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGJudicial.pdf+%22Christina+Reiss%22+1986&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNEEqVnNxBJAeF7uZbJZ9HIRdq5ZYQ
2. ^ http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200907/070809b.html
3. ^ President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Christina Reiss to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, whitehouse.gov (October 9, 2009).

External links

• Christina Reiss at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Reiss, Christina
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Date of birth	September 3, 1962
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado
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