Stephanie A. Finley
Stephanie Ann Finley | |
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United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana | |
Assumed office June 2, 2010 |
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Appointed by | Barack Obama |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Grambling State University B.S. Southern University Law Center J.D. |
Profession | Attorney |
Stephanie Ann Finley (born 1966) is the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Biography
Finley was born in 1966, in Pineville, Louisiana.[1] She received a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in 1988 from Grambling State University. She received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Southern University Law Center. She began her legal career serving on active duty as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for the United States Air Force, from 1991 to 1995. Since 1995, she has served as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for the United States Air Force Reserves, currently holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 1995 to 2010, serve served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana. She served as Acting Deputy Criminal Chief from 2008 to 2009 and Senior Litigation Counsel from 2007 to 2010. Since June 2, 2010, she has served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2][3][4]
Nomination to district court
On February 4, 2016, President Obama nominated Finley to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard T. Haik, who took senior status on March 6, 2015. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On May 18, 2016 the Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination.[6]
References
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- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, February 4, 2016
- ↑ Official Biography as United States Attorney at the Department of Justice
- ↑ "Obama nominates Stephanie Finley for federal judgeship in western Louisiana district" The Advocate, February 4, 2016
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, February 4, 2016
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 18, 2016
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