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Myra Selby
Myra Selby is a partner at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she practices "commercial litigation with an emphasis in health care." She served as the first African-American and first female associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from 1995 to 1999. Since 1999, Selby has chaired the Commission on Race and Gender Fairness, which makes "recommendations on increasing gender and racial fairness in the legal system."
On January 12, 2016, Selby was nominated by President Barack Obama to the position on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.[1] On January 3, 2017, Selby's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[2]
Early life and education
Selby graduated with her B.A. in 1977 from Kalamazoo College and her J.D. in 1980 from the University of Michigan Law School.[1]
Professional career
The following is a summary of Selby's professional career:
- 1999-present: Partner, Ice Miller LLP
- 1995-1999: Associate justice, Indiana Supreme Court
- 1993-1994: Director, health care policy, for the state of Indiana
- 1988-1983: Partner, Ice, Miller, Donadio, and Ryan (now Ice Miller LLP)
- 1983-1988: Associate, Ice, Miller, Donadio, and Ryan
- 1980-1983: Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Washington, D.C.[1]
Federal judicial nomination
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Myra Selby |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Returned 357 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 12, 2016
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
 Hearing:
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| Confirmed:
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| Returned: January 3, 2017
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Selby was nominated by President Barack Obama on January 12, 2016, to be a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Obama commented on the nomination of Selby and another individual with the following statement: "These individuals have displayed exceptional dedication to the legal profession through their work, and I am honored to nominate them to serve the American people as judges on the United States Court of Appeals. They will be diligent, judicious and esteemed additions to the bench."[1]
The American Bar Association rated Selby Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.[3]
On January 3, 2017, Selby's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[2]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The White House, "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals," January 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Congress, "PN 1083 — Myra C. Selby — The Judiciary," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III Judicial Nominees: 114th Congress," accessed April 19, 2016
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