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Cecilia María Altonaga (born December 26, 1962) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States.
Laura Anne Taylor Swain [1] (born November 21, 1958) [2] is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She was appointed to the Southern District of New York in 2000 by President Bill Clinton and has served as its chief judge since 2021.
As of February 1, 2025, the United States Senate has confirmed 234 Article III judges nominated by Trump: three associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 54 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 174 judges for the United States district courts, and three judges for the United States Court of International Trade ...
On the recommendation of Texas Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Phil Gramm, Crane was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas by President George W. Bush on September 21, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; In office June 1, 2016 – April 10, 2021: Preceded by: Loretta A. Preska: Succeeded by: Laura Taylor Swain: Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; In office October 22, 1998 – April 10, 2021: Appointed by: Bill ...
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; In office November 13, 2016 – November 29, 2022: Preceded by: Ricardo Hinojosa: Succeeded by: Randy Crane: Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; In office May 13, 1992 – December 1, 2024: Appointed by: George H. W ...
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.