Amy Baggio

District of Oregon
	Ninth Circuit
Judgeships
	Posts: 6
	Judges: 6
	Vacancies: 0
Judges
	Chief: Michael McShane
	Active judges: Amy Baggio, Karin J. Immergut, Mustafa Kasubhai, Michael McShane, Adrienne Nelson, Michael H. Simon; Senior judges:; Ann Aiken, Anna Brown, Ancer Haggerty, Malcolm Marsh, Michael Mosman

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Amy Baggio
	Court: United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Progress
	Confirmed 71 days after nomination.
	Nominated: November 27, 2023
	ABA Rating: Well Qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: December 13, 2023
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: January 18, 2023
	Confirmed: February 6, 2024
	Vote: 54-44

Amy Baggio is a Judge to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on November 27, 2023, and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 6, 2024, by a vote of 54-44.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Baggio was one of 235 Article III judges nominated by President Joe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon 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.

Prior to joining the court, Baggio was a judge for the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court.^[5] On March 14, 2019, Governor Kate Brown (D) appointed Baggio to the court to replace Judge Marilyn Litzenberger.^[6]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2024-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On November 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Baggio to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.^[3] She was confirmed by a 54-44 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 6, 2024.^[2] Baggio received commission on August 22, 2024.^[4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Baggio by a vote of 54-44 on February 6, 2024.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Baggio confirmation vote (February 6, 2024)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	48	0	0
Republican	3	44	2
Independent	3	0	0
Total	54^[7]	44	2

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Baggio's nomination on December 13, 2023. She was reported to the full Senate on January 18, 2023, after a 12-9 committee vote.^[8] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.

Nomination

On November 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Amy Baggio to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Baggio's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2024.^[9] The president renominated Baggio on January 8, 2024.^[1] Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Baggio well qualified.^[10] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Baggio was nominated to replace Judge Marco A. Hernandez, who announced their retirement on March 7, 2023.^[11]

Biography

Early life and education

Baggio was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1973. She earned a B.A. in speech communication from Wake Forest University in 1995 and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2001.^[12]^[4]

Career

2024-present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of Oregon
2019-2024: Judge, Oregon 4th Judicial District
2013-2019: Attorney, Baggio Law
2002-2012: Federal public defender, District of Oregon
- 2005-2012: Assistant federal public defender
- 2002-2005: Research and writing attorney
2001-2002: Metropolitan public defender, Multnomah County^[13]^[4]

Elections

2020

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 38

Incumbent Amy Baggio won election outright in the primary for Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 38 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy Baggio (Nonpartisan)	99.1	150,980
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	1,445

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About the court

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton, Oregon. The district court was created in 1859, when the state was admitted to the union. Appeals are submitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in downtown San Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse. Initial appeals are heard by the Ninth Circuit at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.

The District of Oregon 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 Oregon consists of all the counties in the state of Oregon. These counties are split into subdivisions, consisting of the following counties:

The Eugene Division holds court in the Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse, covering the counties of Benton, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Marion.

The Medford Division holds court in the James A. Redden United States Courthouse, covering the counties of Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake.

The Pendleton Division holds court in the John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse, covering the counties of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler.

The Portland Division holds court in the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, covering the counties of Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Jefferson, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill.

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.

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The White House, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 8, 2024
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Congress.gov, "PN1239 — Amy M. Baggio — The Judiciary," accessed January 8, 2024
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Congress.gov, "PN1155 — Amy M. Baggio — The Judiciary," accessed December 1, 2023
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 The Federal Judicial Center, "Baggio, Amy Margaret," accessed February 6, 2024
↑ The White House, "President Biden Names Forty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees," November 15, 2023
↑ State of Oregon Newsroom, "Governor Brown Announces Appointments of Three Judges to Multnomah County Circuit Court," March 14, 2019
↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024," January 19, 2023
↑ 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.
↑ [https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/fjc-chart-118th-congress-dec-2023.pdf American Bar Association, ""STANDING COMMITTEE ONTHE FEDERAL JUDICIARY,"" accessed December 12, 2023]
↑ United States Courts, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed March 8, 2023
↑ Multnomah Bar Association, "The Honorable Amy Baggio: Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge," January 16, 2020
↑ Oregon State Bar, "Oregon State Bar Judicial Voters Guide 2020," accessed October 8, 2020

Political offices
Preceded by Marco A. Hernandez	United States District Court for the District of Oregon 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 38 2019-2024	Succeeded by Jeff Auxier