Nancy Torresen
Nancy Torresen (born October 7, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Maine.[1]
Nancy Torresen | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – December 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Woodcock |
| Succeeded by | Jon D. Levy |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | D. Brock Hornby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1959 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Hope College (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Early life and education edit
Torresen received a Bachelor of Arts from Hope College in Holland, Michigan in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1987.[2][3]
Career edit
Torresen worked as a law clerk for then-District Judge Conrad K. Cyr of the United States District Court for the District of Maine from 1987 to 1988. Between the years 1988 to 1990, Torresen worked at the law firm of Williams & Connolly, where she was based in Washington, D.C. In 1990, Torresen joined the United States Attorney's Office in Maine, where she handled civil actions involving United States federal agencies. Between 1994 and 2001, Torresen worked for the appellate section of the criminal division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office, where she was responsible for representing the state of Maine in appeals of serious violent crime convictions. From 2001 until becoming a federal judge in 2011, she worked in the United States Attorney’s Office in Bangor and focused on investigating and prosecuting various federal crimes.[2][3]
Federal judicial service edit
Torresen was nominated to fill the seat of Judge D. Brock Hornby by President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.[4] Torresen is the first woman to serve as a federal judge in Maine.[2] The United States Senate confirmed Torresen on October 3, 2011.[5][3] She received her judicial commission on October 4, 2011.[3] She became Chief Judge on January 6, 2015.[6] She ended her term as Chief Judge on December 31, 2018.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).
- ^ a b c Judy Harrison, "Bangor attorney Torresen may be first woman to become federal judge in Maine" (March 3, 2011). Bangor Daily News.
- ^ a b c d Nancy Torresen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ . judiciary.senate.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08.
- ^ Writer, Scott DolanStaff (6 January 2015). "Judge Torresen named chief of federal courts in Maine – Portland Press Herald".
- ^ "Judge Jon D. Levy to Begin Term as Chief Judge", United States District Court for the District of Maine, December 31, 2018
External links edit
- Nancy Torresen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Nancy Torresen at Ballotpedia