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Sarah S. Vance Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Incumbent Assumed office
September 29, 1994Appointed by Bill Clinton Preceded by Henry A. Mentz, Jr. Personal details Born 1950
Donaldsonville, LouisianaAlma mater Louisiana State University (B.A.)
Tulane Law School (J.D.)Sarah S. Vance (born 1950) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Vance received a B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1971 and a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 1978. She was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1978 to 1994.
On June 8, 1994, Vance was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Henry A. Mentz, Jr.. Vance was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received her commission on September 29, 1994. She has served as chief judge since 2008.
Sources
- Sarah S. Vance at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Categories:- 1950 births
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- Tulane University alumni
- Tulane University Law School alumni
- American women judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
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