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Landya B. McCafferty became CJ of the District of New Hampshire
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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]
| office = Chief Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]
| term_start = December 17, 2013
| term_start = November 1, 2018
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| predecessor = [[Joseph Normand Laplante]]
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| appointer = [[List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Barack Obama]]
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| predecessor = [[Steven J. McAuliffe]]
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| office1 = [[United States magistrate judge|Magistrate Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]
| office1 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]
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| term_start1 = December 17, 2013
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| office2 = [[United States magistrate judge|Magistrate Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]
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| term_end2 = December 17, 2013
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| birth_name = Landya Marie Boyer
| birth_name = Landya Marie Boyer
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'''Landya Boyer McCafferty''' (born September 19, 1962)<ref>[https://www.mylife.com/landya-mccafferty/e68103962268 MyLife.com profile]</ref> is a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of New Hampshire.<ref>[http://www.afj.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/President-Obama-Female-Firsts.pdf Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees], ''[[Alliance for Justice]]'' (June 11, 2013).</ref>
'''Landya Boyer McCafferty''' (born September 19, 1962)<ref>[https://www.mylife.com/landya-mccafferty/e68103962268 MyLife.com profile]</ref> is the [[United States federal judge|Chief United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire]]. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of New Hampshire.<ref>[http://www.afj.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/President-Obama-Female-Firsts.pdf Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees], ''[[Alliance for Justice]]'' (June 11, 2013).</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==Federal judicial service==
==Federal judicial service==
On May 23, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated McCafferty to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Steven J. McAuliffe]], who took [[senior status]] on April 1, 2013. After months of delay, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[Advice and consent|confirmed]] McCafferty's nomination, 79-19, on December 12, 2013, after voting 58-40 for [[cloture]] on the nomination, cutting off a Republican-led [[filibuster]].<ref>Ben Leubsdorf, [http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/politics/9736963-95/us-senate-confirms-landya-mccafferty-as-new-nh-federal-judge U.S. Senate confirms Landya McCafferty as new N.H. federal judge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020164024/http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/politics/9736963-95/us-senate-confirms-landya-mccafferty-as-new-nh-federal-judge |date=2014-10-20 }}, ''Concord Monitor'' (December 12, 2013).</ref> McCafferty is the first woman to serve as a district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.<ref>Emily Corwin, [http://nhpr.org/post/nhs-first-female-federal-district-judge-confirmed N.H.'s First Female Federal District Judge Confirmed], New Hampshire Public Radio (December 12, 2013).</ref> She received her judicial commission on December 17, 2013.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
On May 23, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated McCafferty to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Steven J. McAuliffe]], who took [[senior status]] on April 1, 2013. After months of delay, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[Advice and consent|confirmed]] McCafferty's nomination, 79-19, on December 12, 2013, after voting 58-40 for [[cloture]] on the nomination, cutting off a Republican-led [[filibuster]].<ref>Ben Leubsdorf, [http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/politics/9736963-95/us-senate-confirms-landya-mccafferty-as-new-nh-federal-judge U.S. Senate confirms Landya McCafferty as new N.H. federal judge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020164024/http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/politics/9736963-95/us-senate-confirms-landya-mccafferty-as-new-nh-federal-judge |date=2014-10-20 }}, ''Concord Monitor'' (December 12, 2013).</ref> McCafferty is the first woman to serve as a district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.<ref>Emily Corwin, [http://nhpr.org/post/nhs-first-female-federal-district-judge-confirmed N.H.'s First Female Federal District Judge Confirmed], New Hampshire Public Radio (December 12, 2013).</ref> She received her judicial commission on December 17, 2013.<ref name="fjc.gov"/> She became Chief Judge on November 1, 2018. She is the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the District of New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/content/honorable-landya-b-mccafferty-next-chief-judge |title=Honorable Landya B. McCafferty Next Chief Judge |date=2018-10-31 |website=www.nhd.uscourts.gov |language=en |access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 17:56, 3 November 2018

Landya Boyer McCafferty
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Assumed office
November 1, 2018
Preceded byJoseph Normand Laplante
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Assumed office
December 17, 2013
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded bySteven J. McAuliffe
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
In office
2010 – December 17, 2013
Personal details
Born
Landya Marie Boyer

(1962-09-19) September 19, 1962 (age 61)
Washington, D.C.
EducationHarvard University (A.B.)
Northeastern University School of Law (J.D.)

Landya Boyer McCafferty (born September 19, 1962)[1] is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of New Hampshire.[2]

Biography

McCafferty was born Landya Marie Boyer in 1962, in

United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Hampshire.[4][5]

Federal judicial service

On May 23, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated McCafferty to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, to the seat vacated by Judge Steven J. McAuliffe, who took senior status on April 1, 2013. After months of delay, the Senate confirmed McCafferty's nomination, 79-19, on December 12, 2013, after voting 58-40 for cloture on the nomination, cutting off a Republican-led filibuster.[6] McCafferty is the first woman to serve as a district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.[7] She received her judicial commission on December 17, 2013.[5] She became Chief Judge on November 1, 2018. She is the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the District of New Hampshire.[8]

References

  1. ^ MyLife.com profile
  2. ^ Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).
  3. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF).
  4. ^ "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve as District Court Judges". 23 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "McCafferty, Landya B. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  6. ^ Ben Leubsdorf, U.S. Senate confirms Landya McCafferty as new N.H. federal judge Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Concord Monitor (December 12, 2013).
  7. ^ Emily Corwin, N.H.'s First Female Federal District Judge Confirmed, New Hampshire Public Radio (December 12, 2013).
  8. ^ "Honorable Landya B. McCafferty Next Chief Judge". www.nhd.uscourts.gov. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
2013–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
2018–present
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