Debra Ann Livingston

Personal

Birthday: 
1959
Birthplace: 
Waycross, GA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1984-1985
Private practice, New York, 1985-1986, 1991-1992
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1986-1991
Assistant professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1992-1994
Faculty, Columbia Law School, 1994-2007; associate professor, 1994-2000; professor, 2000-2007; vice dean, 2005-2006

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, June 28, 2006; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Princeton University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1980
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1984

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Court Name: 

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
5/17/2007