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Ann Aiken
Ann L. Aiken is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. She joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Aiken served as chief judge of the court from 2009 to 2016. She assumed senior status on December 29, 2023.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Salem, Oregon, Aiken graduated from the University of Oregon with her bachelor's degree in 1974, from Rutgers University with her master's degree in 1976, and from the University of Oregon Law School with her J.D. in 1979.[1]
Professional career
- 1998 - 2023: Judge, United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- 2023-present: Senior judge
- 2009-2016: Chief judge
- 1992-1997: Judge, Lane County Circuit Court
- 1988-1992: Judge, Lane County District Court
- 1983-1988: Private practice, Oregon
- 1982-1983: Chief clerk, Oregon House of Representatives
- 1982: Fundraiser/field staff, Kulongoski for governor campaign, Oregon
- 1980-1982: Private practice, Oregon
- 1979-1980: Law clerk, Hon. Edwin Allen, Lane County Circuit Court[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Oregon
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Ann L. Aiken |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 793 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: November 27, 1995
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: September 24, 1996 October 28, 1997 |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 6, 1997
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| Confirmed: January 28, 1998
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| Vote: 67-30
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 Returned: October 4, 1996
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Aiken was nominated by President Bill Clinton on November 27, 1995, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by James Redden. The American Bar Association rated Aiken Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Aiken's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 24, 1996. Under provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the standing rules of the Senate, Aiken's nomination was returned to the president on October 4, 1996. President Clinton resubmitted the nomination on January 7, 1997. Hearings on Aiken's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 28, 1997, and her nomination was reported on November 6, 1997. Aiken was confirmed on a recorded 67-30 vote of the U.S. Senate on January 28, 1998, and she received her commission on February 4, 1998. From 2009 to 2016, Aiken served as the chief judge of the district court.[1][2][3][4]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
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Officeholder United States District Court for the District of Oregon |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Ann L. Aiken," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 725 — Ann L. Aiken — The Judiciary," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 12 — Ann L. Aiken — The Judiciary," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed May 24, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the District of Oregon 1998-2023 |
Succeeded by Mustafa Kasubhai |
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon
State courts:
Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon
