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==Nomination to district court== |
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On May 20, 2014, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] nominated Crawford to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, to the seat being vacated by Judge [[William K. Sessions III]], who is taking [[senior status]] on June 15, 2014. His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/20/presidential-nominations-sent-senate "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, May 20, 2014]</ref> Crawford was recommended to President Obama, on March 24, 2014, by Senator [[Patrick J. Leahy]] after being evaluated by a nonpartisan Judicial Selection Commission established by Senator Leahy and Senator [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>[http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/leahy-recommends-vermont-supreme-court-justice-geoffrey-crawford-for-vermonts-upcoming-us-district-court-vacancy "Leahy Recommends Vermont Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Crawford For Vermont’s Upcoming U.S. District Court Vacancy" Senator Leahy's Official Page, March 24, 2014]</ref> |
On May 20, 2014, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] nominated Crawford to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, to the seat being vacated by Judge [[William K. Sessions III]], who is taking [[senior status]] on June 15, 2014. His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/20/presidential-nominations-sent-senate "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, May 20, 2014]</ref> Crawford was recommended to President Obama, on March 24, 2014, by Senator [[Patrick J. Leahy]] after being evaluated by a nonpartisan Judicial Selection Commission established by Senator Leahy and Senator [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>[http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/leahy-recommends-vermont-supreme-court-justice-geoffrey-crawford-for-vermonts-upcoming-us-district-court-vacancy "Leahy Recommends Vermont Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Crawford For Vermont’s Upcoming U.S. District Court Vacancy" Senator Leahy's Official Page, March 24, 2014]</ref> A hearing on his nomination is scheduled before the [[United States Senate Judiciary Committee]] for June 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=June 4, 2014: Judicial Nominations|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/judicial-nominations-2014-06-04|publisher=United States Senate}}</ref> |
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Geoffrey Crawford | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University Harvard University |
Geoffrey W. Crawford (born 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Biography
Crawford was born in 1954 in
Albert W. Coffrin of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1984, he was an associate at the law firm of Burlingham, Underwood & Lord in New York City and from 1984 to 1987, he was an associate at the law firm of Manchester & O'Neill in Vermont. From 1987 to 2002, he was a partner at the law firm of O'Neil, Crawford & Green. He served as a judge of the Vermont Superior Court from 2002 to 2013. Since 2013, he has served as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[2]
Nomination to district court
On May 20, 2014,
United States Senate Judiciary Committee for June 4, 2014.[5]
References
- ^ Official Biography at Vermont Judiciary
- ^ "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Justice Geoffrey W. Crawford to Serve on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont" White House, May 19, 2014
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, May 20, 2014
- ^ "Leahy Recommends Vermont Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Crawford For Vermont’s Upcoming U.S. District Court Vacancy" Senator Leahy's Official Page, March 24, 2014
- ^ "June 4, 2014: Judicial Nominations". United States Senate.
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