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'''Debra Ann Livingston''' (born April 15, 1959) is a [[United States federal judge|United States Circuit Judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].
'''Debra Ann Livingston''' (born April 15, 1959) is an American lawyer who serves as the [[United States federal judge|Chief United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Livingston was born in [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, [[Latin honors|magna cum laude]], from the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]] at [[Princeton University]] in 1980 and a [[Juris Doctor]], [[Latin honors|magna cum laude]], from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1984, where she served as an editor of the [[Harvard Law Review]].<ref name=columbia>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/null?&layout=profpopup&main.ctrl=contactmgr.detail&main.view=profiles.detail&global.id=9468|title=Columbia Law School faculty profile|publisher=|access-date=2006-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222072621/http://www.law.columbia.edu/null?&layout=profpopup&main.ctrl=contactmgr.detail&main.view=profiles.detail&global.id=9468|archive-date=2016-12-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Livingston was born in [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, ''[[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]'', from the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]] at [[Princeton University]] in 1980 and a [[Juris Doctor]], ''[[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]'', from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1984, where she served as an editor of the ''[[Harvard Law Review]]''.<ref name=columbia>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/null?&layout=profpopup&main.ctrl=contactmgr.detail&main.view=profiles.detail&global.id=9468|title=Columbia Law School faculty profile|access-date=2006-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222072621/http://www.law.columbia.edu/null?&layout=profpopup&main.ctrl=contactmgr.detail&main.view=profiles.detail&global.id=9468|archive-date=2016-12-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Livingston served as a clerk for the Judge [[J. Edward Lumbard]] of the Second Circuit after graduating. From 1986 to 1991, she was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the Southern District of New York, where she handled criminal cases, including the prosecution of [[Ferdinand Marcos]], former president of the [[Philippines]].<ref name=whitehouse>[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/livingston.html Debra A. Livingston<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After working as a legal consultant to the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]], Livingston was an associate at [[Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison]], a [[New York City]] law firm. From 1994-2003, she served as Commissioner of the New York City [[Civilian Complaint Review Board]].
Livingston served as a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[J. Edward Lumbard]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] after graduating from law school. From 1986 to 1991, she was an [[assistant United States attorney]] in the Southern District of New York, where she handled criminal cases, including the prosecution of [[Ferdinand Marcos]], former [[President of the Philippines]].<ref name=whitehouse>[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/livingston.html Debra A. Livingston<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After working as a legal consultant to the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]], Livingston was an associate at [[Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison]], a [[New York City]] law firm. From 1994 to 2003, she served as commissioner of the [[New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board]]. From 1992 to 1994, Livingston taught [[criminal procedure]] and evidence at the [[University of Michigan Law School]].<ref name=whitehouse/> She joined the faculty of [[Columbia Law School]] in 1994, and continued to teach there as a Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law following her nomination to the bench. From 2005 to 2006, she served as the vice dean.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

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She is one of the authors of ''Comprehensive Criminal Procedure''.<ref name=columbia/>


==Federal judicial service==
==Federal judicial service==
Livingston was first nominated to fill former Chief Judge [[John M. Walker, Jr.]]'s seat on the Second Circuit on June 28, 2006 by President [[George W. Bush]]. That nomination was made during the [[109th Congress]]. However, that Congress adjourned before granting Livingston a hearing before the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]]. Bush renominated Livingston on January 9, 2007 to the [[110th Congress]]. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination on April 11, 2007, and approved it on April 25 of that year.
On June 28, 2006, Livingston was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to fill former Chief Judge [[John M. Walker, Jr.]]'s seat on the Second Circuit. That nomination was returned to the president when the [[109th Congress]] adjourned. Bush renominated Livingston on January 9, 2007, to the [[110th Congress]]. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination on April 11, 2007, and favorably reported her nomination on April 25, 2007. The Senate confirmed her nomination on May 9, 2007, by a 91–0 vote,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00158 |title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Debra Ann Livingston to be U.S. Circuit Judge)|date=May 9, 2007|publisher= United States Senate|access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> almost one year after she was first nominated. She received her commission on May 17, 2007.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=1392571|inline=yes}}</ref> She became chief judge on September 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/dal.html|website=[[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]|title=Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston}}</ref>


===Notable rulings===
The Senate confirmed her nomination on May 9, 2007, by a vote of 91-0,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00158 |title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session |author= |date=May 9, 2007 |work= |publisher= United States Senate|accessdate=August 16, 2010}}</ref> almost one year after she was first nominated. She was the fifth judge appointed to the Second Circuit by Bush, and the first of Bush's second term.
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In December 2019, Livingston partially dissented from a federal appeals court ruling ordering that Donald Trump comply with a subpoena and turn over his tax returns to the U.S. House of Representatives. She stated, "I cannot accept the majority's conclusions that 'this case does not concern separation of powers,' and that there is 'minimal at best' risk of distraction to this and future Presidents from legislative subpoenas of this sort." Livingston said she would send the case back to a lower court and require the House committees to provide more details about the legislative purposes behind their requests before deciding whether the banks must comply.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/trump-loses-appeal-to-block-deutsche-bank-capital-one-from-handing-his-financial-records-to-congress.html|website=[[CNBC]] |title=Trump loses appeal to block Deutsche Bank, Capital One from handing his financial records to Congress |date=3 December 2019 }}</ref>

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In December, 2019, Livingston dissented from a federal appeals court ruling ordering that Donald Trump comply with a subpoena and turn over his tax returns to the U.S. House of Representatives. She described the majority opinion as "deeply troubling" and, agreeing with the Trump administration's argument, asserted, “I cannot accept the majority’s conclusions that ‘this case does not concern separation of powers,’ and that there is ‘minimal at best’ risk of distraction to this and future Presidents from legislative subpoenas of this sort.” Livingston said she would send the case back to a lower court and require the House committees to provide more details about the legislative purposes behind their requests before deciding whether the banks must comply.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/trump-loses-appeal-to-block-deutsche-bank-capital-one-from-handing-his-financial-records-to-congress.html}}</ref>

==Academia==
From 1992 to 1994, Livingston taught [[criminal procedure]] and evidence at the [[University of Michigan Law School]].<ref name=whitehouse/> She joined the faculty of [[Columbia Law School]] in 1994, and continued to teach there as a Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law following her nomination to the bench. From 2005-2006, she was also the Vice Dean.

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She is one of the authors of ''Comprehensive Criminal Procedure''.<ref name=columbia/>


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Latest revision as of 22:12, 8 November 2023

Debra Ann Livingston
Livingston in 2007
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 1, 2020
Preceded byRobert Katzmann
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 17, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn M. Walker Jr.
Personal details
Born (1959-04-15) April 15, 1959 (age 65)
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Debra Ann Livingston (born April 15, 1959) is an American lawyer who serves as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Early life and education

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Livingston was born in Waycross, Georgia, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1980 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1984, where she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.[1]

Career

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Livingston served as a law clerk for Judge J. Edward Lumbard of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit after graduating from law school. From 1986 to 1991, she was an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York, where she handled criminal cases, including the prosecution of Ferdinand Marcos, former President of the Philippines.[2] After working as a legal consultant to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Livingston was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a New York City law firm. From 1994 to 2003, she served as commissioner of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. From 1992 to 1994, Livingston taught criminal procedure and evidence at the University of Michigan Law School.[2] She joined the faculty of Columbia Law School in 1994, and continued to teach there as a Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law following her nomination to the bench. From 2005 to 2006, she served as the vice dean.[citation needed]

She is one of the authors of Comprehensive Criminal Procedure.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On June 28, 2006, Livingston was nominated by President George W. Bush to fill former Chief Judge John M. Walker, Jr.'s seat on the Second Circuit. That nomination was returned to the president when the 109th Congress adjourned. Bush renominated Livingston on January 9, 2007, to the 110th Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination on April 11, 2007, and favorably reported her nomination on April 25, 2007. The Senate confirmed her nomination on May 9, 2007, by a 91–0 vote,[3] almost one year after she was first nominated. She received her commission on May 17, 2007.[4] She became chief judge on September 1, 2020.[5]

Notable rulings

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In December 2019, Livingston partially dissented from a federal appeals court ruling ordering that Donald Trump comply with a subpoena and turn over his tax returns to the U.S. House of Representatives. She stated, "I cannot accept the majority's conclusions that 'this case does not concern separation of powers,' and that there is 'minimal at best' risk of distraction to this and future Presidents from legislative subpoenas of this sort." Livingston said she would send the case back to a lower court and require the House committees to provide more details about the legislative purposes behind their requests before deciding whether the banks must comply.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Columbia Law School faculty profile". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
  2. ^ a b Debra A. Livingston
  3. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Debra Ann Livingston to be U.S. Circuit Judge)". United States Senate. May 9, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  4. ^ Debra Ann Livingston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ "Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston". United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
  6. ^ "Trump loses appeal to block Deutsche Bank, Capital One from handing his financial records to Congress". CNBC. 3 December 2019.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
2007–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
2020–present
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