Victoria F. Nourse
Victoria Frances Nourse (born November 9, 1958) is a
Early life and education
Nourse was born in Dunedin, Florida and received her Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1980 and later received a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1984.[3]
Career
After graduating from law school, Nourse clerked for Edward Weinfeld of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1984 and 1985. From 1985 to 1987 and during the winter of 1988, she worked in for the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. In 1987 she worked as an assistant counsel on the United States Senate Committee to Investigate the Iran-Contra Affair.[4]
During 1988 to 1990, Nourse was an appellate attorney with the
Her historic battle to uphold VAWA is documented in many books, including "Equal: Women Reshape American Law" By
From 1996 to 1997, Nourse was a visiting professor of law at the
In February 2019, Nourse was installed as the inaugural Ralph V. Whitworth Professor of Law and the Georgetown University Law Center.
Consideration for Seventh Circuit
On January 22, 2010, United States Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold forwarded four names to the Obama White House for consideration to fill the vacancy on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals created when Judge Terence T. Evans assumed senior status.[8] Nourse was recommended along with District Court Judge Lynn Adelman, Richard Sankovitz, and Dean Strang.[8] On July 14, 2010, Obama nominated Nourse to the vacancy. Her nomination was returned to the President on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate.[2]
Personal
Nourse is the daughter-in-law of United States federal judge
See also
References
- ^ "Victoria Nourse Installed as the Inaugural Ralph V. Whitworth Professor". law.georgetown.edu. Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senate Record for December 17, 2011". Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Victoria Nourse's University of Wisconsin Faculty Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Cliff Kincaid (September 10, 2007). "Senate Embarrassments Joe Biden and Larry Craig". Accuracy in Media. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0393065558.
- ^ Rutgers University Symposium on "Equal" by Fred Strebeigh
- ^ a b Adam Korbitz, Kohl, Feingold forward four names to President Obama for Seventh Circuit State Bar of Wisconsin (January 25, 2010). Retrieved November 24, 2019.