Elizabeth Hanes
Elizabeth Hanes | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John A. Gibney Jr. |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office June 15, 2020 – August 5, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Slater Wilson[1] 1978 (age 45–46) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Richmond (BA, JD) |
Elizabeth Wilson Hanes (née Elizabeth Slater Wilson, born 1978) is an American lawyer from Virginia who serves as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Early life and education
Hanes was born in 1978 in
Career
After completing law school, Hanes served as a
Federal judicial service
Hanes was sworn in as a magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Virginia on June 15, 2020.[5] She sat with the court's Richmond division. On November 4, 2021, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine recommended Hanes to fill a vacancy on the Eastern District of Virginia created by Judge John A. Gibney Jr., who assumed senior status on November 1, 2021.[6] On April 27, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hanes to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[3] On May 19, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] A hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 22, 2022.[8] On July 21, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[9] On August 1, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 56–33 vote.[10] On August 2, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 59–37 vote.[11] She received her judicial commission on August 5, 2022.[12]
References
- ^ "UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY : QUESTIONNAIRE FOR JUDICIAL NOMINEES" (PDF). Judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Names Seventeenth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "CJA Committee Appointment Order" (PDF). Vaed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth W. Hanes". United States Courts. June 15, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Warner & Kaine Announce Recommendations for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia" (Press release). November 4, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 19, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 21, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elizabeth Wilson Hanes to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia)". United States Senate. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.)". United States Senate. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Elizabeth Hanes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Elizabeth Hanes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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