Audrey G. Fleissig

Audrey Goldstein Fleissig (formerly Audrey Ellen Goldstein; born April 14, 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She also is a former United States Attorney.

Audrey Fleissig
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office June 9, 2010
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	E. Richard Webber
43rd U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office 2000–2001
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward Dowd
Succeeded by	Raymond Gruender
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1955 St. Louis, Missouri
Education	Carleton College (B.A.) Washington University School of Law (J.D.)

Early life and education

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Fleissig earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from Carleton College and a Juris Doctor in 1980 from Washington University School of Law.[1] During her third year of law school, she worked as a law clerk for Judge Edward Louis Filippine, a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.[2][3]

Professional career

From 1980 until 1991, Fleissig worked for a St. Louis law firm, first as an associate (from 1980 until 1989), and then as a partner (from 1989 until 1991).[1] In 1991, Fleissig became an Assistant United States Attorney in St. Louis, a post she held until becoming a full United States Attorney in 2000. She served as a United States Attorney from 2000 until 2001, when she again became an Assistant United States Attorney.[1] Later in 2001, Fleissig became a United States Magistrate Judge, a position she held until becoming a United States District Judge in 2010.[1][3]

Federal judicial service

In February 2009, Fleissig submitted her resume for a federal district court vacancy in St. Louis to United States Senator Claire McCaskill. In August 2009, McCaskill personally interviewed Fleissig. After interviews with representatives of the United States Department of Justice and the White House, Fleissig was nominated on January 20, 2010 to the position by President Obama, to replace Judge E. Richard Webber, who took senior status on June 30, 2009.[2] On March 4, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary sent Fleissig's nomination to the full Senate. The full Senate confirmed Fleissig in a 90–0 vote on June 7, 2010. She received her commission on June 9, 2010.[3] As of Oct. 1, 2018, she is Chair of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) of the Judicial Conference of the United States, and has continued in that role through at least June 2019.[4] [5]

References

1. President Obama Nominates Five to Serve on the United States District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (January 20, 2010).
2. Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, whitehouse.gov (January 20, 2010).
3. "Fleissig, Audrey Goldstein – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
4. "Chief Justice Names New Conference Committee Chairs". Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
5. Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules (September 6, 2019). "September 24, 2019 Agenda Book" (PDF). p. 191. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

External links

• Audrey G. Fleissig at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Audrey Fleissig at Ballotpedia