Elizabeth L. Branch
Elizabeth L. Branch | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
Assumed office March 19, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Frank M. Hull |
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals | |
In office September 1, 2012 – March 19, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Nathan Deal |
Preceded by | Charles Mikell |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Gobeil |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Lee Branch March 30, 1968 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Education | Davidson College (BA) Emory University (JD) |
Elizabeth Lee "Lisa" Branch (born March 30, 1968) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Early life and education
Branch was born in
After law school, Branch served as a law clerk to Judge J. Owen Forrester of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia from 1994 to 1996.[3]
Career
Branch was in private practice in Atlanta from 1996 to 2004, then again from 2008 until 2012.
From 2004 to 2008, Branch served as a senior official in the administration of President George W. Bush. During this period, she served for three years as the Counselor to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and for one year as the Associate General Counsel for Rules and Legislation at the United States Department of Homeland Security.
She served as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 2012, when she was appointed by Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal to succeed Charles Mikell, to 2018 when she was appointed to the federal bench.[7][8]
Federal judicial service
On September 7, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Branch to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, to the seat soon vacated by Judge Frank M. Hull, who would assume senior status on December 31, 2017.[9] On December 13, 2017, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10]
On January 3, 2018, her nomination was returned to the President under
On September 29, 2022, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit James C. Ho delivered a speech at a Federalist Society conference in Kentucky and said he would no longer hire law clerks from Yale Law School, which he said was plagued by "cancel culture" and students disrupting conservative speakers. Ho said Yale "not only tolerates the cancellation of views — it actively practices it.", and he urged other judges to likewise boycott the school.[17][18] Judge Branch confirmed her participation in the Yale boycott in a statement to National Review. Branch told the National Review that Ho raised "legitimate concerns about the lack of free speech on law school campuses, Yale in particular," and that she would not consider students from Yale for clerkships in the future.[19] In early April of 2023, Judge Branch and Judge Ho extended this boycott to Stanford Law School after Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan was shouted down during a lecture at the school on March 9, 2023. [20]
Notable cases
In 2020, she dissented in NAACP v. Alabama,
Memberships and awards
Branch was appointed by
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan
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Elizabeth L. Branch (incumbent) | 714,000 | 100.00% | |
Majority | 714,000 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 714,000 | 100.00% |
References
- ISBN 9781561603763.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth L. Branch". Georgia Court of Appeals. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Hon. Elizabeth L. Branch". United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Elizabeth L. Branch at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "AFJ Nominee Report: Elizabeth L. Branch" (PDF). Alliance for Justice. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "SGR Partner Elizabeth "Lisa" Branch Appointed to Georgia Court of Appeals". Smith, Gambrell & Russell. July 27, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Deal names two to Georgia Court of Appeals | Governor Nathan Deal Office of the Governor". gov.georgia.gov. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- National Archives.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Congressional Record". www.congress.gov.
- National Archives.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Elizabeth L. Branch, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth L. Branch, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (September 30, 2022). "Trump-appointed judge boycotts Yale for law clerks over 'cancel culture'". Reuters.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (January 10, 2023). "Trump-appointed judge in Yale clerk boycott condemns 'cancel culture' at Harvard event". Reuters.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (October 7, 2022). "2nd Trump-appointed judge publicly says she will not hire Yale clerks". Reuters.
- ^ Goudsward, Andrew (April 3, 2023). "Conservative judges extend clerk boycott to Stanford after disrupted speech". Reuters.
- ^ Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Alabama, 949 F.3d 647 (11th Cir. 2020).
- ^ Stern, Mark Joseph (February 4, 2020). "Trump Judge Argues Voters Can't Sue States Over Voting Rights". Slate. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- Secretary of State of Georgia. May 29, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
External links
- Elizabeth L. Branch at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Elizabeth Branch at Ballotpedia