Indira Talwani

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Indira Talwani
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Assumed office
May 12, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byMark L. Wolf
Personal details
Born (1960-10-06) October 6, 1960 (age 63)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRadcliffe College (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Indira Talwani (born October 6, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Biography

Talwani received a

civil litigation at the state and federal trial court and appellate levels.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

On September 24, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Talwani to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge Mark L. Wolf, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2013.[4] On February 6, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee.[5] Cloture was filed on her nomination on May 6, 2014.[6] On May 8, 2014, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 55–41 vote.[7] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 94–0 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on May 12, 2014.[3]

Talwani presided over the sentencing of many parents involved in the

mail fraud, and honest services mail fraud for her role in the scandal. Huffman served 11 out of her 14 days.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Biography at Segal Roitman LLP". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  2. National Archives
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  3. ^ a b Indira Talwani at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. National Archives
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  5. ^ "Executive Business Meeting". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Cloture filed on 4 judicial nominations (Talwani, Peterson, Rosenstengal, Rosenbaum)". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  7. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  8. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  9. ^ "First Parent in College Admissions Case Sentenced to Prison". 13 September 2019.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
2014–present 		Incumbent
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