M. Hannah Lauck
| M. Hannah Lauck | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| Assumed office June 10, 2014 |
|
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Spencer |
| United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office 2005 – June 10, 2014 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College Yale University |
Mary Hannah Lauck (born 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and former United States Magistrate Judge of the same court.
Biography
Lauck received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1986 from Wellesley College. She received a Juris Doctorate in 1991 from Yale Law School. She served as a law clerk to Judge James R. Spencer of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1991 to 1992. She worked at the law firm of Anderson, Kill, Olick & Oshinsky, from 1992 to 1994. From 1994 to 2004, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. She was the Supervising Attorney at Genworth Financial, Inc., from 2004 to 2005. From 2005 to 2014, she served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
Federal judicial service
On December 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Lauck to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to the seat being vacated by Judge James R. Spencer, who is taking senior status on March 25, 2014.[2]
She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2014.[3]
On March 27, 2014 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[4] On June 5, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on the nomination. On Monday, June 9, 2014 The United States Senate agreed on the motion to invoke cloture by a vote of 52-32.[5] On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 the U.S. Senate voted 90-0 in favor of final confirmation.[6] She received her judicial commission on June 10, 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on United States District Courts" White House, December 19, 2013
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, December 19, 2013
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Mary Hannah Lauck at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2014–present |
Incumbent |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- People from Alexandria, Virginia
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- United States magistrate judges
- Virginia lawyers
- Wellesley College alumni
- Yale Law School alumni
