Alice M. Batchelder

Alice Moore Batchelder
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
August 14, 2009 – August 15, 2014
Preceded by Danny Julian Boggs
Succeeded by R. Guy Cole Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
December 2, 1991
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Pierce Lively
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
April 4, 1985 – January 4, 1992
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by Solomon Oliver Jr.
Personal details
Born Alice Moore
(1944-08-15) August 15, 1944
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Spouse(s) William G. Batchelder
Education Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.)
University of Akron School of Law (J.D.)
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)

Alice Moore Batchelder (born August 15, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist. She currently is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and she served as that circuit's chief judge from 2009 until 2014. She also was considered by President George W. Bush as a potential nominee for a United States Supreme Court seat that ultimately went to Justice Samuel Alito. Her husband William G. Batchelder is a former state Court of Appeals judge and a state legislator, who has served more than 30 years in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 2011 until 2014.

Education and early career

Batchelder was born Alice Moore in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964, where she met her future husband, William G. Batchelder. Batchelder received her Juris Doctor (law degree) from the University of Akron School of Law in 1971, and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988. Batchelder briefly taught English and had a private legal practice from 1971 to 1983 in Medina, Ohio, near Cleveland.[1]

Judicial career

In 1983, Batchelder was appointed a Judge of the United States bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Ohio. On February 28, 1985, President Ronald Reagan nominated Batchelder to a new district judge position, created by 98 Stat. 333, on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 3 and received her commission on April 4. On June 12, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Batchelder to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to the seat vacated by Pierce Lively. She was confirmed by the Senate on November 27 and received her commission on December 2. Batchelder's service on the district court position was officially terminated on January 4, 1992, due to her appointment to the court of appeals. On August 14, 2009, she became Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit.[2] She stepped down as chief judge on August 15, 2014, upon turning age 70.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Batchelder, Alice Moore - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ↑ "Alice Moore Batchelder Biography". Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 98 Stat. 333		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1985–1991		 Succeeded by
Solomon Oliver Jr.
Preceded by
Pierce Lively		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1991–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Danny Julian Boggs		 Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
2009–2014		 Succeeded by
R. Guy Cole Jr.
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