Krissa M. Lanham

Krissa M. Lanham
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office June 3, 2024
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Douglas L. Rayes
Personal details
Born	Krissa Marie Lanham 1980 (age 43–44) Bangkok, Thailand
Education	Yale University (BA, JD)

Krissa Marie Lanham^[1] (born 1980)^[2] is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Education

Lanham attended Bangkok Patana School, graduating in 1998.^[3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2007.^[4]

Career

Lanham served as a law clerk for Judge Robert Chatigny of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from 2007 to 2008 and for Judge Barry G. Silverman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2008 to 2009. From 2009 to 2024, she was an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. She served as appellate chief in that office from 2020 to 2024, after previously serving as the deputy appellate chief and human trafficking coordinator.^[4]

Federal judicial service

On February 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lanham to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.^[4][5] On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Lanham to the seat being vacated by Judge Douglas L. Rayes, who subsequently assumed senior status on June 1, 2024.^[6] On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[7] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.^[8][9] On May 21, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 66–27 vote.^[10] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 66–26 vote.^[11] She received her judicial commission on June 3, 2024.^[12]

References

1. "Krissa Marie Lanham Profile | Phoenix, AZ Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
2. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. Lanzuela, Mark (2024-02-27). "Grad'98 Alum Nominated by President Joe Biden in the Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees". Bangkok Patana School. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
4. "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. Hansen, Ronald J. (February 21, 2024). "President Joe Biden set to nominate 2 women to become federal judges in Arizona". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 27, 2024.
7. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 19, 2024.
8. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
9. "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
10. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Krissa M. Lanham to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
11. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Krissa M. Lanham, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona)". United States Senate. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
12. Krissa M. Lanham at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Krissa M. Lanham at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Douglas L. Rayes	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona 2024–present	Incumbent