Sarah F. Russell
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| Born | Sarah French Russell 1976 (age 47–48) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Yale Law School (JD) |
Sarah F. Russell (born 1976)[1] is an American lawyer and law school professor. She is the nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education
[edit]Russell received a Bachelor of Arts from the Yale University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2002.[2]
Career
[edit]She served as a law clerk for then-Chief Judge Michael Mukasey of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2002 to 2003 and for Judge Chester J. Straub of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2003 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007, Russell was an Assistant Federal Defender in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut. From 2007 to 2010, she was a lecturer in law and director of the Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School. Since 2011, Russell is a law professor and director of the Civil Justice Clinic at Quinnipiac University School of Law in North Haven, Connecticut.[2]
Nomination to district court
[edit]On October 4, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Russell to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.[2] President Biden nominated Russell to the seat vacated by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on September 28, 2022.[3] On November 1, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] During her confirmation hearing, Republicans fiercely denounced her support for criminal justice reform and claimed she would be a threat to public safety. Senator John Kennedy brought up a letter she wrote to Governor Ned Lamont recommending widespread release of violent felons during the COVID-19 pandemic and accused her of deliberately concealing the letter from the Senate.[5] On November 30, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[6] On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate[7] and she was renominated on January 8, 2024.[8] On January 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[9] Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.
References
[edit]- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Sen Kennedy Grills Biden Judge Nominee over Her Call to Release 'Everybody in Jails' During COVID". YouTube. November 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "PN1067 — Sarah French Russell — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
