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Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Dec 12, 2013 by a 51–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Dec 12, 2013
Senate vote
51–44
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1961

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitBarack Obama · Dec 12, 2013

Education

  • Yale CollegeB.A., 1983
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1987

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Louis H. Pollak, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987-1988; Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1988-1989; Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1989-1994; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997; Faculty, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997-1998, 2000-2013; associate professor, 1997-1998, 2000-2005; professor, 2005-2013; Deputy assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000

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