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Debra Ann Livingston
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status since July 1, 2026.
Confirmed 91 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 9, 2007
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 11, 2007
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 3, 2007
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 91 to 0
- Confirmed
- May 9, 2007
- Commissioned
- May 17, 2007
- Senior status
- Since July 1, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1959, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1984-1985
- Private practice, New York, 1985-1986, 1991-1992
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1986-1991
- Assistant professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1992-1994
- Faculty, Columbia Law School, 1994-2007; associate professor, 1994-2000; professor, 2000-2007; vice dean, 2005-2006
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2020-2026
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