Jennifer H. Rearden
Jennifer H. Rearden | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office October 7, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Richard J. Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Education | Yale University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Jennifer Hutchison Rearden (born 1970)[2] is an American lawyer from New York who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Rearden earned her
magna cum laude, from Yale University in 1992, and her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law in 1996.[3]
Legal career
Rearden practiced at
Davis Polk & Wardwell and in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding
.
In 2003, she joined
commercial cases before United States District Courts and state courts.[3]
Federal judicial service
Expired nomination to district court under Trump
On February 12, 2020, President
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6]
Renomination to district court under Biden
On January 19, 2022, President
environmental lawyer who brought a class action case against Chevron related to environmental damage and health effects caused by oil drilling.[10] On March 2, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[11] On April 4, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 22–0 vote.[12] On September 8, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by a voice vote.[13] After the Senate confirmed her nomination, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she would have voted "no" if the Senate had conducted a roll call vote on Rearden's nomination.[14] She received her judicial commission on October 7, 2022.[15]
See also
References
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (2020-05-06). "Jennifer Rearden – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ Fenster, Jordan (February 26, 2020). "Darien woman, Obama contributor, named by Trump to bench in New York". Connecticut Post.
- ^ "Thirty Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov.
- ^ "PN1745 - Nomination of Jennifer H. Rearden for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ Garrison, Joey. "Biden nominates Muslim woman to the federal bench, a first in US history as he diversifies the judiciary". USA Today.
- ^ "President Biden Names Thirteenth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. January 19, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Progressive Groups Are Trying To Sink One Of Biden's Judicial Nominees". HuffPost. March 10, 2022.
- ^ Budryk, Zack (2022-01-21). "Tlaib blasts Biden judicial nominee whose firm sued environmental lawyer". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 4, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "PN1687 — Jennifer H. Rearden — The Judiciary". United States Senate. January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Congressional Record".
- ^ Jennifer H. Rearden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Jennifer H. Rearden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.