Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe (born 1967)[1][2] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Elizabeth C. Coombe | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York | |
| Assumed office December 9, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Glenn T. Suddaby |
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| Born | Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe 1967 (age 56–57) Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Hamilton College (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Education
editCoombe earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Hamilton College in 1989 and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1992.[3]
Career
editFrom 1992 to 1993, she served as a law clerk for Judge Diana E. Murphy of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. From 1994 to 1996, she was a staff attorney in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division; from 1996 to 1997, she was a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch and from 1998 to 2003 she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. She joined the office in 2003 and from 2014 to 2018, she served as chief of the criminal division,[3] becoming the first woman to do so.[4] From 2018 to 2024, served as the first assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.[3]
Federal judicial service
editOn August 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Coombe to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. On September 9, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Coombe to the seat being vacated by Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, who subsequently assumed senior status on September 1, 2024.[5] Senator Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed Coombe's nomination.[6] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On November 21, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[8] On December 4, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–46 vote.[9] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–45 vote.[10] She received her judicial commission on December 9, 2024.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Brendan J. (December 10, 2014). "Coombe rises in Justice office". Times Union. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Fifty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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- ^ "Coombe Becomes First Female Federal Criminal Chief for Northern District of New York; Clymer Becomes Appellate Chief" (Press release). U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York. December 10, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov.
- ^ "Gillibrand Statement On Biden Administration's Nomination Of Elizabeth C. Coombe To The United States District Court For The Northern District Of New York" (Press release). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elizabeth C. Coombe to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York)". United States Senate. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth C. Coombe, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York)". United States Senate. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Elizabeth C. Coombe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
edit- Elizabeth C. Coombe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.