Iris Lan
Iris Lan is an associate deputy attorney general in the Office of the deputy attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice.
On December 2, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Lan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[1] Lan's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021. Click here for more information on Lan's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Southern 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 Southern District of New York
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On December 2, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Lan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Iris Lan |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
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| Returned 398 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: December 2, 2019
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| ABA Rating: Well qualified
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| Returned: January 3, 2021
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Nomination
On November 6, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Lan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[2] The president officially submitted the nomination on December 2, 2019. Lan's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2020.[1] The president resubmitted her nomination on May 4, 2020.[3] Lan's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021.[4]
Lan was nominated to replace Judge Katherine Forrest, who stepped down from the court on September 11, 2018, to work in private practice.[1]
The American Bar Association rated Lan well qualified for the position.[5] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Lan earned her B.A., M.A., and J.D. from Harvard University.[2]
Professional career
At the time of her federal nomination, Lan was an associate deputy attorney general in the office of the deputy attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice. Lan previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief of the appellate section of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Lan also previously worked as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel and as a counsel to the assistant attorney general in the National Security Division. Lan was a law clerk to Judge William Bryson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.[2]
About the court
| Southern District of New York |
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| Second Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 28 |
| Judges: 26 |
| Vacancies: 2 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Laura Swain |
| Active judges: Ronnie Abrams, Vernon Broderick, Andrew L. Carter Jr., Jessica Clarke, John Peter Cronan, Paul A. Engelmayer, Katherine Failla, Jesse Furman, Margaret Garnett, Philip M. Halpern, Dale Ho, Kenneth Karas, John Koeltl, Lewis Liman, James Paul Oetken, Edgardo Ramos, Jennifer Rearden, Jennifer Rochon, Nelson S. Roman, Cathy Seibel, Arun Subramanian, Laura Swain, Analisa Torres, Jeannette Vargas, Mary Kay Vyskocil, Gregory Howard Woods Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is one of 94 United States district courts. The Southern District is one of the most influential and active federal district courts in the United States, largely because of its jurisdiction over New York's major financial centers. 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 Southern 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 court shares geographic jurisdiction over New York City with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which manages Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island) counties, along with Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island.
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
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
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- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Congress.gov, "PN1316 — Iris Lan — The Judiciary," accessed December 3, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees," November 6, 2019
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN1744 — Iris Lan — The Judiciary," accessed September 2, 2020
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary: Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees: 116th Congress," accessed September 2, 2020
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