Christina Reiss

Christina Clair Reiss (born September 3, 1962) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Vermont.[1]

Christina Reiss
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office December 21, 2010 – December 20, 2017
Preceded by	William K. Sessions III
Succeeded by	Geoffrey W. Crawford
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
Incumbent
Assumed office December 21, 2009
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Garvan Murtha
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1962 Denver, Colorado
Education	Saint Michael's College (B.A.) James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D.)

Early life and education

Born in Denver, Reiss moved to Essex Center, Vermont in 1967, where she attended elementary and secondary schools. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont in 1984 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1989.[2][3]

Professional career

From 1989 until 1990, Reiss clerked for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and from 1990 until 1992, Reiss practiced with the law firm of Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy in Portland, Maine.[2] From 1992 until 2001, Reiss practiced law with the firm of Sheehey, Brue, Gray & Furlong in Burlington, Vermont.[2] From 2001 until 2004, Reiss was a partner with the law firm of Gravel and Shea in Burlington.[2][3]

State judicial career

In August 2004, Reiss was appointed to the state bench as a district judge.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

In July 2009, United States Senator Patrick Leahy announced that he had recommended that Reiss be nominated by President Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, to fill the seat vacated when John Garvan Murtha took senior status.[4] On October 9, 2009, Obama announced his intent to nominate Reiss to the district court seat.[5] Her nomination was formally submitted to the United States Senate on October 13, 2009. The United States Senate confirmed Reiss by unanimous consent on November 21, 2009. She received her judicial commission on December 21, 2009.[3] She served as Chief Judge from 2010–2017.

References

1. Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).
2. https://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:ZO2CeUycO1cJ:vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGJudicial.pdf+%22Christina+Reiss%22+1986&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNEEqVnNxBJAeF7uZbJZ9HIRdq5ZYQ
3. "Reiss, Christina Clair – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-10-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Christina Reiss to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, whitehouse.gov (October 9, 2009).

External links

• Christina Reiss at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Christina Reiss at Ballotpedia