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Colleen Holland
Colleen Holland is special counsel to Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.[1]
On September 11, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Holland to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.[2][3] On January 9, 2024, Holland asked President Biden to withdraw her nomination for the court.[4] Click here for more information on Holland's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Western 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.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On September 11, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Holland to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.[2] On January 9, 2024, Holland asked President Biden to withdraw her nomination for the court.[4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Colleen Holland |
| Court: United States District Court for the Western District of New York |
| Progress |
| Withdrawn 120 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 11, 2023
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| Withdrawn: January 9, 2024
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Nomination
On August 30, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Colleen Holland to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The president officially nominated Holland on September 11, 2023. Holland asked President Biden to withdraw her nomination for the court on January 9, 2024.[4]
About the court
| Western District of New York |
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| Second Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 4 |
| Judges: 4 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
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| Chief: Elizabeth A. Wolford |
| Active judges: John Sinatra, Meredith Vacca, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, Elizabeth A. Wolford Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is one of 94 United States district courts. 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 Western 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.
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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Whitehouse.Gov, "President Biden Names Thirty-Seventh Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Marshal," August 30, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whitehouse.Gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," September 11, 2023
- ↑ Congress.Gov, "PN1019 — 118th Congress (2023-2024) — Colleen Danielle Holland — The Judiciary," accessed on September 11, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Reuters, "Two Biden judicial nominees withdraw from consideration," January 9, 2024
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