Anne Traum
Anne Traum is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. She was nominated by President Joe Biden (D) on November 3, 2021, and confirmed by a 49-47 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 23, 2022.[1][2][3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Traum was previously a professor of law and associate dean for Experiential Legal Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (2022-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Traum to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. She was confirmed by a 49-47 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 23, 2022, and received commission on April 7.[2][4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Anne Traum |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 140 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: November 3, 2021
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| ABA Rating: Well Qualified by a substantial majority/Qualified by a minority
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: December 15, 2021
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: January 20, 2022
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| Confirmed: March 23, 2022
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| Vote: 49-47
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Traum by a vote of 49-47 on March 23, 2022.[3] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, here.
| Traum confirmation vote (March 23, 2022) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
45 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
 Republican |
3 | 47 | 0 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 49 | 47 | 4 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Traum's nomination on December 15, 2021. The committee voted to advance Traum's nomination to the full Senate on January 20, 2022.
Nomination
On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Traum to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Traum's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2022.[5] The president renominated Traum on the same day.[3]
Traum was nominated to replace Judge Robert C. Jones, who assumed senior status on February 1, 2016.[6]
The American Bar Association rated Traum Well Qualified by a substantial majority/Qualified by a minority.[7] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (2016)
President Obama nominated Traum to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on April 28, 2016, to serve as an Article III federal judge. Obama stated, regarding Traum and seven other nominees, "Throughout their careers, these nominees have displayed unwavering commitment to justice and integrity ... Their records are distinguished and impressive, and I am confident that they will serve the American people well from the United States District Court bench. I am honored to nominate them today."[8]
The American Bar Association rated Traum Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[9]
On January 3, 2017, Traum's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[10]
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Traum earned an A.B., with honors, from Brown University in 1991 and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of California Hastings School of Law in 1996.[1]
Professional career
- 2008-2022: Faculty, University of Nevada-Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
- 2015-2016: Special counsel, Office of Access to Justice, United States Department of Justice
- 2002-2008: Assistant public defender, Federal Public Defender's office
- 2000-2002: Asst. U.S. Attorney, District of Nevada
- 1998-2000: Trial attorney, Environmental and Natural Resources division, United States Department of Justice
- 1996-1998: Law Clerk, Hon. Stanwood Duval, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina[1]
About the court
The District of Nevada has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The jurisdiction of the District of Nevada consists of all the counties in the state of Nevada.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The White House, "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees," November 3, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Congress.gov, "PN1360 — Anne Rachel Traum — The Judiciary," accessed November 4, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Congress.gov, "PN1511 — Anne Rachel Traum — The Judiciary," accessed January 5, 2022
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Traum, Anne Rachel," accessed April 8, 2022
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
- ↑ The White House, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," November 3, 2021
- ↑ American Bar Association, "RATINGS OF ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV JUDICIAL NOMINEES 117TH CONGRESS," Last Updated: December 14, 2021
- ↑ The White House, "President Obama nominates eight to serve on United States District Courts," April 28, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III Judicial Nominees: 114th Congress," accessed May 1, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1405 — Anne Rachel Traum — The Judiciary," accessed January 3, 2017
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| Preceded by Robert C. Jones |
United States District Court for the District of Nevada 2022-Present |
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United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
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| Commissioned in 2024 |
John Kazen • John Russell • Margaret Garnett • Cristal Brisco • Jacquelyn Austin • Gretchen Hess Lund • Micah Smith • Joshua Kolar • Karoline Mehalchick • Kirk Sherriff • Lisa Wang • David Leibowitz • Jacqueline Becerra • Julie Sneed • Melissa Damian • Kelly H. Rankin • Nicole Berner • Sunil Harjani • Leon Schydlower • Ernesto Gonzalez • Susan Bazis • Robert White • Ann Marie McIff Allen • Eumi Lee • Krissa Lanham • Eric Schulte • Camela Theeler • Angela Martinez • Jasmine Yoon • Nancy Maldonado • Meredith Vacca • Georgia Alexakis • Joseph Saporito • Amy Baggio • Stacey Neumann | ||
| Commissioned in 2023 |
Kai Scott • Tamika Montgomery-Reeves • Margaret R. Guzman • Daniel Calabretta • Matthew Garcia • DeAndrea G. Benjamin • Cindy Chung • Adrienne Nelson • Lindsay Jenkins • Gina Méndez-Miró • Araceli Martínez-Olguín • Jamar Walker • Ana Reyes • Jamal Whitehead • Gordon Gallagher • Matthew Brookman• Maria Araujo Kahn• James Simmons • Robert Ballou• Andrew Schopler • Jonathan Grey• Colleen Lawless • Arun Subramanian • Jessica Clarke • Robert Kirsch • Michael Farbiarz • Anthony Johnstone • Orelia Merchant • Wesley Hsu • Bradley Garcia • LaShonda A. Hunt • Nancy Gbana Abudu • Amanda Brailsford • Darrel Papillion • Jeremy Daniel • Hernan D. Vera • Julie Rikelman • Nusrat Choudhury • P. Casey Pitts • Myong Joun • Kymberly Evanson • Tiffany Cartwright • Rachel Bloomekatz • Natasha Merle • Dale Ho • Philip Hadji • Rita Lin • Brendan Hurson • Vernon D. Oliver • Matthew Maddox • Julia Munley • Brandy McMillion • Susan DeClercq • Julia Kobick • Ramon Reyes, Jr. • Ana de Alba • Kenly Kiya Kato • Mónica Ramírez Almadani • Jeffrey M. Bryan • Jamel Semper • Irma Ramirez • Richard Federico • Loren AliKhan • Brandon Long • Jerry Edwards Jr.• Sara Hill • Joseph Laroski | ||
| Commissioned in 2022 | David Herrera Urias • Gabriel Sanchez • Holly Thomas • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong • David Ruiz • Charles Fleming • Bridget Brennan • Leonard Stark • Alison J. Nathan • John Chun • Julie Rubin • Jacqueline Scott Corley • Ruth Bermudez Montenegro • Victoria Calvert • Georgette Castner • Anne Traum • Cristina Silva • Ketanji Brown Jackson (Supreme Court) • Sarah Geraghty • Hector Gonzalez • Fred Slaughter • Jennifer Rochon • Robert Huie • Sunshine S. Sykes • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • Evelyn Padin • Sherilyn P. Garnett • Ana de Alba • J. Michelle Childs • Trina Thompson • Elizabeth Hanes • Nancy Maldonado • Nina Morrison • Gregory Williams • John Z. Lee • Sal Mendoza, Jr. • Lara Montecalvo • Florence Pan • Andre Mathis • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Jennifer Rearden • Roopali Desai • María Antongiorgi-Jordán • Camille Vélez-Rivé • Doris Pryor • Frances Kay Behm • Dana Douglas • Mia Roberts Perez • Anne Nardacci • Jeffery P. Hopkins | ||
| Commissioned in 2021 |
Ketanji Brown Jackson • Zahid Quraishi • Julien Xavier Neals • Deborah Boardman • Regina Rodriguez • Candace Jackson-Akiwumi • Lydia Kay Griggsby • Tiffany Cunningham • Eunice Lee • Angel Kelley • Florence Pan • Veronica Rossman • David G. Estudillo • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Gustavo Gelpí • Christine O'Hearn • Margaret Strickland • Karen McGlashan Williams • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Toby Heytens • Michael Nachmanoff • Sarala Nagala • Beth Robinson • Omar A. Williams • Myrna Pérez • Jia Cobb • Tana Lin • Lauren King • Lucy H. Koh • Jennifer Sung • Samantha Elliott • Katherine Menendez • Mary Dimke • Linda Lopez • Shalina Kumar • Jane Beckering • Jinsook Ohta • Jennifer L. Thurston • Stephen Locher • Charlotte Sweeney • Nina Nin-Yuen Wang • Arianna Freeman • Jerry Blackwell | ||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
State courts:
Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
