Mary Kay Lanthier | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1] |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
Mary Kay Lanthier (born 1970 or 1971) is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Education
editLanthier received a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1996.[2]
Career
editFrom 1996 to 1998, Lanthier served as a law clerk for the judges of the Vermont Trial Court in the Chittenden County and Addison County Courts. From 1998 to 2000, she was as an associate at Keiner & Dumont, PC and was a public defender with the Addison County Public Defender's Office from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2007, she was a partner at Marsh & Wagner, PC. Since 2007, she has been the supervising attorney in the Rutland County Public Defender's Office.[2] She is a past chair of the Vermont chapter of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She is also an adjunct professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School.[1]
Nomination to district court
editOn May 23, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lanthier to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. On June 4, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Lanthier to the seat being vacated by Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford, who will assume senior status on August 9, 2024.[3][4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References
edit- ^ a b Donoghue, Mike (May 23, 2024). "New name pops up for Federal judge, WH to announce today". vermontbiz.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Fiftieth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov.
- ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 4, 2024.
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