Sarah S. Vance

Sarah S. Vance (born January 16, 1950) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.[1]

Sarah S. Vance
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2015
Preceded by	Helen Ginger Berrigan
Succeeded by	Kurt D. Engelhardt
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office September 29, 1994
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Henry Mentz
Personal details
Born	January 16, 1950 Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Education	Louisiana State University (B.A.) Tulane University Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Vance received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 1978. She was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1978 to 1994.[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 8, 1994, Vance was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Henry Mentz. Vance was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received her commission on September 29, 1994.[2] She served as chief judge from 2008 to 2015. She was appointed to the chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in 2014, becoming the first woman to hold the position.[1]

Other service

In May 1996, Vance was elected to the American Law Institute. She served as an Adviser on ALI's Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments project and now serves as an Adviser on the Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance project.[3] In May 2013, Vance was elected to a five-year term on the ALI Council.[4]

References

1. J. Wanek, Peter (May 2016). "Federal Bar - Judicial Profiles Special Section" (PDF).
2. "Federal Judicial Center - Judges - Vance, Sarah S."
3. "Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance - Project participants". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
4. "American Law Institute - Officers and Council". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25.

Sources

• Sarah S. Vance at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.