Nina Morrison

Eastern District of New York
	Second Circuit
Judgeships
	Posts: 16
	Judges: 16
	Vacancies: 0
Judges
	Chief: Margo Brodie
	Active judges: Joan Azrack, Margo Brodie, Gary R. Brown, Pamela Ki Mai Chen, Nusrat Choudhury, LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, Ann M. Donnelly, Hector Gonzalez, Diane Gujarati, Eric Komitee, Rachel Kovner, Roslynn Mauskopf, Orelia Merchant, Natasha Merle, Nina Morrison, Ramon Reyes Jr.; Senior judges:; Carol Amon, Frederic Block, Brian Cogan, Raymond Dearie, Nicholas Garaufis, Nina Gershon, Leo Glasser, Denis Hurley, Dora Irizarry, Edward Korman, William Kuntz, Kiyo Matsumoto, Allyne Ross, Joanna Seybert, Eric Vitaliano

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Nina Morrison
	Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Progress
	Confirmed 175 days after nomination.
	Nominated: December 15, 2021
	ABA Rating: Well Qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: February 16, 2022
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: March 10, 2022
	Confirmed: June 8, 2022
	Vote: 53-46

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Nina Morrison is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on December 15, 2021, and confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 2022, by a vote of 53-46.^[1] Click here for more information on Morrison's federal judicial nomination. To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 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.

Morrison was previously senior litigation counsel at the Innocence Project in New York, New York.^[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2022-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Nina Morrison to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.^[2] She was confirmed by a 53-46 vote of the U.S. Senate on June 8, 2022.^[1] Morrison received commission on August 11, 2022.^[3] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Morrison on June 8, 2022, on a vote of 53-46.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Morrison confirmation vote (June 8, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	48	0	0
Republican	3	46	1
Independent	2	0	0
Total	53	46	1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Morrison's nomination on February 16, 2022. The committee voted to advance Morrison's nomination to the full Senate on March 10, 2022.^[1]

Nomination

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Morrison to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The president officially nominated Morrison on the same day.^[2]^[1]

Morrison was nominated to replace Judge Dora Irizarry, who assumed senior status on January 26, 2020.^[1]

The American Bar Association rated Morrison Well Qualified.^[4] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

Morrison earned a B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale University in 1992 and a J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from New York University School of Law in 1998.^[2]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge, Eastern District of New York
2002-2022: Attorney and senior litigation council, Innocence Project, New York, New York
- 2002-2004: Executive director
1999-2001: Associate, Emery, Cuti, Brinckerhoff & Abady
1998-1999: Law clerk, Judge Pierre N. Leval, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit^[2]

About the court

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is one of 94 United States district courts. The courthouses are located in Brooklyn and Central Islip. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit based in Lower Manhattan at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Federal Courthouse.

The Eastern District of New York has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of New York consists of the following counties in the eastern part of the state of New York:

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.