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The Chief Justice is always assigned to the Fourth Circuit as the circuit justice, due to Richmond's close proximity to Washington, D.C. [citation needed] The Fourth Circuit is considered an extremely collegial court. By tradition, the judges of the Fourth Circuit come down from the bench following each oral argument to greet the lawyers. [9] [10]
Allison Blair Jones Rushing (born 1982) [1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since March 2019. Early life and education
Circuit Judge Seth Aframe: Concord, NH: 1974 2024–present — — Biden: 37 Circuit Judge vacant — — — — — — 18 Senior Circuit Judge Levin H. Campbell: inactive: 1927 1972–1992 1983–1990 1992–present Nixon: 27 Senior Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch: Boston, MA: 1946 1995–2022 2008–2015 2022–present Clinton: 28 Senior ...
William Byrd Traxler Jr. (born May 1, 1948) is an American jurist who currently serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Early life and education
The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit in Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 141 S. Ct. 2271 (2021), citing Judge Richardson's dissent. [30] Casa De Maryland v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., 924 F.3d 684 (4th Cir. 2019). The Fourth Circuit held that the Trump administration's rescission of DACA was reviewable and arbitrary and capricious.
In May 2021, Heytens was named as a possible nominee for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. [5] On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Heytens to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Fourth Circuit. [2] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.
Nicole Gina Berner (born 1965) [1] is an American-Israeli lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.She served as general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 2017 to 2024 and a partner at the law firm of James & Hoffman.
The nomination was part of an effort to integrate the Fourth Circuit, which, despite representing the largest per-capita African American population of any judicial circuit, had never had an African American judge. [5] At the time, the Fourth Circuit was the only circuit to never have had a person of color serve as a circuit judge. [5]