Cristal C. Brisco
Cristal C. Brisco | |
|---|---|
 Hon. Cristal C. Brisco | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| Assumed office January 26, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Theresa Lazar Springmann |
| Judge of theSt. Joseph CountySuperior Court | |
| In office June 3, 2021 – January 26, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Eric Holcomb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cristal Michelle Clark 1981 (age 42–43) Merrillville, Indiana,U.S. |
| Education | Valparaiso University(BA)University of Notre Dame(JD) |
Cristal C. Brisco(born 1981)[1]is an American lawyer who has served as aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indianasince 2024. She previously served as a judge of theSt. Joseph CountySuperior Courtfrom 2021 to 2024.
Education
[edit]Brisco received aBachelor of Arts,cum laude,fromValparaiso Universityin 2002 and aJuris Doctorfrom theNotre Dame Law Schoolin 2006.[2]
Career
[edit]Brisco began her career as an associate atBarnes & Thornburgwhere she worked from 2006 to 2013. From 2013 to 2017, she served ascorporation counselfor theCity of South Bendduring MayorPete Buttigieg's Administration.[3][4]From 2017 to 2018, she wasgeneral counseltoSaint Mary's College, Notre Dame.From 2018 to 2021, she served as a magistrate judge on theSt. Joseph CountyCircuit Court inMishawaka, Indiana.On June 3, 2021, she was appointed by GovernorEric Holcombto serve as a judge of theSt. Joseph CountySuperior Courtin South Bend, Indiana[5]and concurrently served as a judge on the Indiana Commercial Court from 2022 to 2024.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On November 15, 2023, PresidentJoe Bidenannounced his intent to nominate Brisco to serve as aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.[2]On November 27, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Brisco to the seat vacated by JudgeTheresa Lazar Springmann,who assumedsenior statuson January 23, 2021.[6][7]On December 13, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before theSenate Judiciary Committee.[8]On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president underRule XXXI, Paragraph 6of theUnited States Senate[9]and she was renominated on January 8, 2024.[10]On January 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote.[11][12]On January 24, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 68–29 vote.[13]Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 67–32 vote.[14][15]She received her judicial commission on January 26, 2024.[16]She became the first Black woman to sit as a judge on the federal court serving northern Indiana.[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees"(PDF).United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.RetrievedDecember 13,2023.
- ^abc"President Biden Names Forty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees"(Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2023.RetrievedNovember 15,2023.
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- ^"South Bend Black History Month Celebration 2022".February 24, 2022.
- ^"Brisco named St. Joseph Superior Court judge".June 21, 2021.
- ^"Cristal Brisco '06 J.D. appointed as St. Joseph Superior Court judge".The University of Notre Dame Law School.June 7, 2021.RetrievedNovember 15,2023.
- ^"Brisco, Lund nominated to IN Northern District Court".The Indiana Lawyer.November 15, 2023.RetrievedNovember 15,2023.
- ^"Nominations Sent to the Senate"(Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 27, 2023.
- ^"Nominations".Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 12, 2023.
- ^"PN1157 — Cristal C. Brisco — The Judiciary".congress.gov.January 3, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 9,2024.
- ^"Nominations Sent to the Senate"(Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2024.
- ^"Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024"(PDF).United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.RetrievedJanuary 19,2024.
- ^"Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate"(Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. January 18, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 18,2024.
- ^"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cristal C. Brisco to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana)".United States Senate.January 24, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 24,2024.
- ^"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Cristal C. Brisco, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana)".United States Senate.January 24, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 24,2024.
- ^Raymond, Nate."US Senate confirms two Biden judicial nominees in Republican-led states".Reuters.RetrievedJanuary 24,2024.
- ^Cristal C. Briscoat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- ^"Two Valpo grads nominated to fill judicial vacancies".November 15, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Cristal C. Briscoat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American women lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century African-American lawyers
- African-American judges
- Indiana lawyers
- Indiana state court judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- Notre Dame Law School alumni
- People from Merrillville, Indiana
- United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden
- Valparaiso University alumni