Victoria Calvert

Northern District of Georgia
	Eleventh Circuit
Judgeships
	Posts: 11
	Judges: 10
	Vacancies: 1
Judges
	Chief: Leigh Martin May
	Active judges: ; Jean-Paul Boulee, Michael L. Brown, Victoria Calvert, Mark Howard Cohen, Sarah Geraghty, Steven Grimberg, Tiffany Johnson, Leigh Martin May, William Ray, Eleanor L. Ross; Senior judges:; Clarence Cooper, Orinda Evans, Willis Hunt, Steve C. Jones, Charles Pannell, Richard Story, Thomas Thrash, Amy Totenberg

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Victoria Calvert
	Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Progress
	Confirmed 173 days after nomination.
	Nominated: September 30, 2021
	ABA Rating: Well qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: December 1, 2021
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: January 20, 2022
	Confirmed: March 22, 2022
	Vote: 50-46

Victoria Calvert is a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She was nominated by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2021, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 22, 2022, by a vote of 50-46.^[1]^[2]^[3] Calvert 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 Northern District of Georgia 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 her confirmation, Calvert was a staff attorney with the Federal Defender Program in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2022-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Victoria Calvert to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She was confirmed by a 50-46 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 22, 2022.^[2] Calvert received commission on April 5, 2022.^[4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Calvert by a vote of 50-46 on March 22, 2022.^[3] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Calvert confirmation vote (March 22, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	45	0	3
Republican	3	46	1
Independent	2	0	0
Total	50	46	4

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Calvert's nomination on December 1, 2021. The committee voted to advance Calvert's nomination to the full Senate on January 20, 2022.

Nomination

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Calvert to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.^[1] The president officially nominated Calvert on the same day.^[2]

Calvert's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2022.^[5] The president renominated Calvert on the same day.^[3]

Calvert was nominated to replace Judge Thomas Thrash, who assumed senior status on May 8, 2021.^[2]

The American Bar Association rated Calvert Well qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

Calvert earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 2003. She earned a J.D. from New York University Law School in 2006.^[1]

Professional career

2012-2022: Staff attorney, Federal Defender Program, Atlanta, Georgia
2006-2012: Associate, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia^[1]

About the court

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan, and Rome. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit based in downtown Atlanta at the Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse.

Northern District of Georgia counties (click for larger map)

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

There are four court divisions, each covering the following counties:

The Atlanta Division, covering Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties.

The Gainesville Division, covering Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties.

The Newnan Division, covering Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup counties.

The Rome Division, covering Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties.

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.