Obama Names Susan L. Carney to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Susan L. Carney, Deputy general counsel, Yale University
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
58 Years Old

Susan L. Carney has served as Deputy General Counsel of Yale University since 2001. In this capacity, she is the second-ranking legal officer of a leading educational and research institution with an annual budget of more than $2 billion. Her work for Yale has addressed many areas covered by federal law, including scientific research, intellectual property, and health care. Her practice has also focused on Yale’s international affiliations and transactions. Carney joined the General Counsel’s Office in 1998, when she and her family moved to Connecticut. She served as Yale’s Acting General Counsel from July to December 2008.

Ms. Carney began her career as a Law Clerk to Judge Levin H. Campbell on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. From 1979 to 1986, she was with the firm of Rogovin, Huge & Lenzner in Washington, D.C., first as an associate and then as a partner, working on litigation in federal courts and providing business counsel, primarily for large nonprofit organizations. In 1986, Ms. Carney joined two other Rogovin partners to form the Washington, D.C. office of the Los Angeles-based firm of Tuttle & Taylor. She was subsequently Of Counsel to the D.C. labor law firm of Bredhoff & Kaiser, where she engaged in an appellate practice. From 1996 to 1998, Ms. Carney served as Associate General Counsel of the Peace Corps.

Ms. Carney was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, and grew up attending public schools in Lexington and Weston, Massachusetts. She graduated with an A.B. (cum laude) from Harvard College in 1973 and a J.D. (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School in 1977. She is a member of the Connecticut, District of Columbia, and Massachusetts bars and serves on the board of directors of the National Association of College & University Attorneys. -White House

Obama has 2 other nominees for the 2nd Circuit, Judge Robert Chatigny (pending in committee) and Raymond Lohier (approved in committee unanimously, pending action on the floor). Chatigny will get a vote in committee most likely next week and Lohier has a couple months to wait if recent history is a guide.





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Second Nominee For 2nd Circuit? State, federal judges questioned about Yale in-house attorney (Sun Mar-07-10)
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1. I know this is a random observation, but I would one day like to see an appointee...

who DOESN'T have ivy credentials.

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2. His last Circuit nominee has a JD from the University of Kansas Law School

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_H._Murguia

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3. This woman went to one of the best law schools in the country?

How dare she!

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4. She is an elitist! Meaning really good at waht she does, don't want that

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