Leigh Martin May

Leigh Martin May (born February 21, 1971) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Leigh Martin May
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 14, 2014
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Beverly B. Martin
Personal details
Born	Leigh Holladay Martin February 21, 1971 Albany, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Education	Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) University of Georgia (JD)

Biography

May received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in 1993 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 1998 from University of Georgia School of Law. From 1994 to 1995 she was a consultant to Electronic Data Systems. From 1995 to 1998 she was a law clerk and later Editor-in-Chief of the Georgia Law Review at the University of Georgia School of Law. From 1996 to 1997 she was in private practice in Atlanta and Valdosta. From 1998 to 2000, she served as a law clerk to Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. From 1999 to 2004 she was a bar examination grader for the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions. From 2000 to 2014, she was a partner at the Atlanta office of the law firm of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer LLP, where her practice focused on complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts. She was formerly the Vice Chair of the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association.[1][2]

Political activities

In 1994 and from 2002 to 2011 she volunteered and worked on election campaigns, reelection campaigns, and fundraisers of politicians of the Georgia Democratic Party. She also served on the Georgia State Democratic Committee, along with the Board of the Red Clay Democrats, and the board of the Civil Justice PAC.

Federal judicial service

On December 19, 2013, President Obama nominated May to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge Beverly B. Martin, whose service terminated on February 1, 2010, due to her elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[3] She received a hearing before the full panel of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2014.[4] On June 19, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On September 18, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on her nomination. On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, the Senate voted to invoke cloture by a vote of 67–30.[6] On Thursday, November 13, 2014, the Senate voted 99–0 in favor of final confirmation.[7] She received her judicial commission on November 14, 2014.[2]

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts". 19 December 2013.
2. "May, Leigh Martin – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 19 December 2013.
4. "Judicial Nominations". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
5. "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
6. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 272. United States Senate. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
7. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 274. United States Senate. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

External links

• Leigh Martin May at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Leigh Martin May at Ballotpedia
• Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.