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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; In office November 13, 2016 – November 29, 2022: Preceded by: Ricardo Hinojosa: Succeeded by: Randy Crane: Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; In office May 13, 1992 – December 1, 2024: Appointed by: George H. W ...
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
On the recommendation of Texas Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Phil Gramm, Crane was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas by President George W. Bush on September 21, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762.
Cecilia María Altonaga (born December 26, 1962) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Laura Anne Taylor Swain [1] (born November 21, 1958) [2] is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She was appointed to the Southern District of New York in 2000 by President Bill Clinton and has served as its chief judge since 2021.
While some judges with senior status are inactive, these judges are not yet retired and may return to actively hearing cases at any time. As of June 20, 2023, there are 63 Article III district court vacancies with 23 nominations awaiting Senate action and no Article IV vacancies or nominees awaiting Senate action. [2]
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; In office June 1, 2016 – April 10, 2021: Preceded by: Loretta A. Preska: Succeeded by: Laura Taylor Swain: Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; In office October 22, 1998 – April 10, 2021: Appointed by: Bill ...