Julia Lipez

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Julia Lipez

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Nonpartisan

Education

Bachelor's

Amherst College, 2002

Law

Stanford Law School, 2006 

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Julia Lipez is a justice on the Maine Superior Court.[1]

On June 4, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Julia Lipez to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.[2] Lipez's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2025.[3][4] Click here for more information on Lipez's federal judicial nomination.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On June 4, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Lipez to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Julia Lipez
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Progress
Returned 213 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 4, 2024
ApprovedAABA Rating: Well qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: June 20, 2024
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: August 1, 2024 
DefeatedAConfirmed:
DefeatedAReturned: January 3, 2025

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Lipez's nomination on June 20, 2024.[5] Lipez was reported to the full Senate on August 1, 2024, after an 11-10 committee vote.[6][7] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.

Nomination

On May 23, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Julia Lipez to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The president officially nominated Lipez on June 4, 2024. The nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2025.[8][4] Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Lipez well qualified.[9] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Lipez was nominated to replace Judge William Kayatta.[10]

Biography

Education

Lipez earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 2002 and a law degree from Stanford Law School in 2006.[1]

Professional career

  • 2022-present: Justice on the Maine Superior Court
  • 2019-2022: Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine
  • 2007-2011: Senior associate
  • 2006-2007: Law clerk[1]

About the court

First Circuit
Court of Appeals
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Judgeships
Posts: 6
Judges: 5
Vacancies: 1
Judges
Chief:
Active judges: Seth Aframe, David Barron, Gustavo Gelpí, Lara Montecalvo, Julie Rikelman

Senior judges:
Levin Hicks Campbell, Jeffrey R. Howard, William Kayatta, Kermit Lipez, Sandra Lea Lynch, Bruce Marshall Selya, Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson


The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. There is another circuit courthouse located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the court sits for two weeks a year.

Two judges of the First Circuit went on to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Stephen Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 by Bill Clinton (D), and David Souter was appointed in 1990 by George H. W. Bush (R). The First Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases fall under federal law, and may be either civil or criminal in nature. Appeals of rulings by the First Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the circuit justice for the First Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has jurisdiction over the following U.S. district courts:

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

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The White House, "President Biden Names Fiftieth Round of Judicial Nominees," accessed May 23, 2024
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The White House, "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate," accessed June 4, 2024
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Congress.gov, "PN1808 — Julia M. Lipez — The Judiciary," accessed June 27, 2024
  5. ↑ U.S Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Nomination Hearing," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ The White House, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 1, 2024," accessed August 1, 2024
  7. ↑ U.S Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 11, 2024," July 11, 2024
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed June 25, 2024
  10. ↑ United States Courts, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed November 15, 2023

Maine courts

Federal courts:

First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maine • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maine

State courts:

Maine Supreme Judicial Court • Maine Superior Court • Maine Business and Consumer Court • Maine District Courts • Maine Family Division • Maine Juvenile Court • Maine Probate Courts • Maine Small Claims Court • Maine Treatment Court

State resources:

Courts in Maine • Maine judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maine

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