Krissa M. Lanham

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Krissa M. Lanham
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingDouglas L. Rayes
Personal details
Born
Krissa Marie Lanham

1980 (age 43–44)
Bangkok, Thailand
EducationYale University (BA, JD)

Krissa Marie Lanham[1] (born 1980)[2] is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Education[edit]

Lanham earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2007.[3]

Career[edit]

Lanham served as a law clerk for Judge Robert Chatigny of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from 2007 to 2008 and for Judge Barry G. Silverman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2008 to 2009. Since 2009, she has been an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. She has served as appellate chief in that office since 2020, after previously serving as the deputy appellate chief and human trafficking coordinator.[3]

Nomination to district court[edit]

On February 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lanham to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[3][4] On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Lanham to the seat being vacated by Judge Douglas L. Rayes, who will assume senior status on June 1, 2024.[5] On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[7][8] On May 21, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 66–27 vote.[9] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 66–26 vote.[10] She is awaiting her judicial commission.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Krissa Marie Lanham Profile | Phoenix, AZ Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Hansen, Ronald J. (February 21, 2024). "President Joe Biden set to nominate 2 women to become federal judges in Arizona". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Krissa M. Lanham to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Krissa M. Lanham, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.


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