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==Federal judicial service==
==Federal judicial service==


On December 19, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated May to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Beverly B. Martin]], who was elevated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] on February 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|date=19 December 2013}}</ref> She received a hearing before the full panel of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|United States Senate Judiciary Committee]] on May 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judicial Nominations|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/judicial-nominations-2014-05-13|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary}}</ref> On June 19, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%2006-19-14.pdf|title=Executive Business Meeting|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=19 June 2014}}</ref> On September 18, 2014, Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] filed for [[cloture]] on her nomination. On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] voted to invoke [[cloture]] by a 67–30 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00272|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for Northern District of Georgia)|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> On Thursday, November 13, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 99–0 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00274| title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)|publisher=[[United States Senate]]|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on November 14, 2014.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
On December 19, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated May to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Beverly B. Martin]], who was elevated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] on February 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|date=19 December 2013}}</ref> She received a hearing before the full panel of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|United States Senate Judiciary Committee]] on May 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judicial Nominations|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/judicial-nominations-2014-05-13|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary}}</ref> On June 19, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%2006-19-14.pdf|title=Executive Business Meeting|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=19 June 2014}}</ref> On September 18, 2014, Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] filed for [[cloture]] on her nomination. On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, the [[United States Senate]] invoked [[cloture]] on her nomination by a 67–30 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00272|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for Northern District of Georgia)|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> On Thursday, November 13, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 99–0 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00274| title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)|publisher=[[United States Senate]]|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on November 14, 2014.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:01, 21 April 2023

Leigh May
May in 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 14, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byBeverly B. Martin
Personal details
Born
Leigh Holladay Martin

(1971-02-21) February 21, 1971 (age 53)
Albany, Georgien, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
BildungGeorgia Institute of Technology (BS)
University of Georgia (JD)

Leigh Martin May (née Leigh Holladay Martin; born February 21, 1971) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Biography

May received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in 1993 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 1998 from University of Georgia School of Law. From 1994 to 1995 she was a consultant to Electronic Data Systems. From 1995 to 1998 she was a law clerk and later Editor-in-Chief of the Georgia Law Review at the University of Georgia School of Law. From 1996 to 1997 she was in private practice in Atlanta and Valdosta. From 1998 to 2000, she served as a law clerk to Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. From 1999 to 2004 she was a bar examination grader for the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions. From 2000 to 2014, she was a partner at the Atlanta office of the law firm of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer LLP, where her practice focused on complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts. She was formerly the Vice Chair of the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association.[1][2]

Political activities

In 1994 and from 2002 to 2011 she volunteered and worked on election campaigns, reelection campaigns, and fundraisers of politicians of the Georgia Democratic Party. She also served on the Georgia State Democratic Committee, along with the Board of the Red Clay Democrats, and the board of the Civil Justice PAC.

Federal judicial service

On December 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated May to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge Beverly B. Martin, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on February 1, 2010.[3] She received a hearing before the full panel of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2014.[4] On June 19, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On September 18, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on her nomination. On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 67–30 vote.[6] On Thursday, November 13, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 99–0 vote.[7] She received her judicial commission on November 14, 2014.[2]

References

  1. ^ "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. 19 December 2013 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ a b "May, Leigh Martin – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 19 December 2013 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ "Judicial Nominations". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. ^ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for Northern District of Georgia)". United States Senate. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)". United States Senate. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
2014–present 		Incumbent
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