Patricia Millett
Patricia Millett | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
Assumed office December 10, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | John Roberts |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1963 (age 60) ) |
Patricia Ann Millett (
Millett's 2013 nomination to the D.C. Circuit, along with the nominations of
Early life and education
Millett was born in 1963 in Dexter, Maine. Her family's roots in Maine date back to the American Revolutionary War,[3] although she grew up in Marine, Illinois. After graduating from high school in 1981, she studied political science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude. She then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1988 with a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude.[1][4]
Professional career
From 1988 to 1990, Millett was in private practice in the litigation department of the
Federal judicial service
Consideration for Fourth Circuit
In February 2009,
On February 26, 2009, the Virginia State Bar separately deemed Millett to be "highly qualified" for the vacancy, along with Edwards, Keenan, and attorney Richard A. Simpson.[7] Keenan was nominated by President Obama to fill the vacancy on September 14, 2009, confirmed by the Senate on February 26, 2010 and sworn in on March 9, 2010.
D.C. Circuit service
On May 27, 2013, the New York Times reported that President Obama was considering nominating Millett to one of three vacancies on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[8]
On June 4, 2013, Obama nominated Millett to serve as a United States Circuit Judge on the
On October 28, 2013, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid motioned to invoke cloture on Millett's nomination.[12] On October 31, 2013, the motion to invoke cloture was rejected by a 55–38 vote, with 3 senators voting "present."[13]
On November 21, 2013, the motion to invoke cloture was rejected again, by a 57–40 vote with 3 senators voting "present”.
After the death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016, Millett's name was among those mentioned by court-watchers as a possible successor.[21][22] President Obama ultimately nominated her D.C. Circuit colleague, Judge Merrick Garland.[23]
Notable decisions
In April 2018, Millett dissented when Judge
In November 2021, Millett dissented in a case that struck down the EPA's fuel efficiency standards for trailers on trucks.[26][27]
In December 2021, Millett wrote the majority opinion in a case brought by former president
Personal life
Millett and her husband, Robert King, reside in
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Patricia Ann Millett". Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Potential Supreme Court Nominees". The New York Times. February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ a b c d "Millett, Patricia Ann – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Welcome Pattie Millett". SCOTUSblog. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ a b "Bar Association Recommends Akin Gump's Millett for 4th Circuit". The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Akin Gump, Wiley Rein Lawyers 'Highly Qualified' for 4th Circuit". The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times. 2009-02-27.
- ^ Shear, Michael D. (May 27, 2013). "Obama Plans 3 Nominations for Key Court". The New York Times.
- ^ Kapur, Sahil (2013-06-17). "Senate Dems Schedule Hearing For D.C. Circuit Nominee Patricia Millett". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - August 1, 2013" (PDF).
- ^ McCarter, Joan (August 1, 2013). "D.C. Circuit nominee, Patricia Millett, clears committee, likely faces filibuster". Daily Kos.
- ^ "Cloture filed on 6 nominations-Estevez, Archuleta, Wheeler, Lew, Watt, and Millett". US Senate Democrats. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit)". U.S. Senate. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to the Motion to Reconsider the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Patricia A. Millett)". U.S. Senate. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "On the Motion to Reconsider (Motion to Reconsider the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Patricia Ann Millett)". U.S. Senate. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate? (Reid Appeal)". U.S. Senate. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate? (McConnell Appeal)". U.S. Senate. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Patricia Ann Millett)". U.S. Senate. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Jeremy Peters (November 21, 2013). "Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters". New York Times.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit)". U.S. Senate. 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "First reactions on the passing of Justice Scalia". SCOTUSBlog.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- Washington Post. March 7, 2016.
- ^ "President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court". The Washington Post.
- ^ Note, Recent Case: D.C. Circuit Holds that Informal Staff Letters Are Not Eligible for Judicial Review Under the Administrative Procedure Act, 132 Harv. L. Rev. 1345 (2019).
- ^ Soundboard Ass’n v. FTC, 888 F.3d 1261 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
- ^ "Trump Judges Strike Down Rules to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Cut Air Pollution from Truck Trailers: Our Courts, Our Fight". People for the American Way. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "TRUCK TRAILER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONER v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ET AL., RESPONDENTS, CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, ET AL., INTERVENORS" (PDF). cadc.uscourts.gov. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Millett-Senate-Questionnaire" (PDF). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
External links
Media related to Patricia Millett at Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Millett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Patricia Ann Millett at Ballotpedia
- Appearances on C-SPAN