Ellen Segal Huvelle | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office June 3, 2014 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office October 26, 1999 – June 3, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Garrett Penn |
| Succeeded by | Amit Mehta |
| Associate Judge of theSuperior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1990–1999 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | John Ramsey Johnson[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ellen Judith Segal (1948-06-03)June 3, 1948 (age 77) Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Jeffrey G. Huvelle |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Yale University (MCP) Boston College (JD) |
Ellen Judith Huvelle (néeSegal; born June 3, 1948) is an inactiveSenior United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia.[2] She has overseen several significant cases. In a case decided in May 2001, Huvelle "upheld federal regulations that restrict the sale of consumers' names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and phone numbers."[3] Later that year, Huvelle heard requests by family members ofVince Foster seeking access to pictures of his body taken after his death. In November 2005, she accepted theguilty plea in the high-profile prosecution oflobbyistMichael Scanlon. Huvelle assumedsenior status on June 3, 2014.[4]
Born inBoston,Massachusetts, Huvelle grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated fromNewton High School in 1966.[5][6]
She received aBachelor of Arts degree fromWellesley College in 1970 and aMaster in City Planning from theYale School of Architecture in 1972. With her father and brother both lawyers, Huvelle focused on the law[5] and in 1975 earned aJuris Doctor from theBoston College Law School.
In 1973 she was a law clerk for the appellate division of theSuffolk County District Attorney's Office in Massachusetts. In 1974 she was apublic defender for theCommittee for Public Counsel Services inBoston.
Following law school, she served aslaw clerk toChief JusticeEdward F. Hennessey of theMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1975 to 1976. From 1976 until 1984, Huvelle was an associate at the firm ofWilliams & Connolly inWashington, D.C. and in 1984, she became the first female partner at that firm,[5] where she remained until 1990.
In 1983, Huvelle was one of three attorneys who drafted anamicus brief on behalf of theMotion Picture Association of America in thelandmark case ofSony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.. As a partner at Williams & Connolly, Huvelle represented several notable clients including hotel magnateLeona Helmsley and fight promoterDon King.
Huvelle was appointed by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush as an Associate Judge of theDistrict of Columbia Superior Court in September 1990 and served in the Civil, Criminal and Family Divisions until her appointment to the federal bench.[7] While serving on that court, she was a lecturer at theUniversity of Virginia School of Law from 1997 to 1999.
On March 25, 1999, Huvelle was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia, vacated byJohn Garrett Penn.[8] She was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on October 15, 1999, receiving her commission on October 26, 1999.SenatorPatrick Leahy cited the long delays in Huvelle's confirmation as United States District Judge as a troubling example of problems in the confirmation process.[9] She tooksenior status on June 3, 2014.[4]
Huvelle has been a Fellow of theAmerican Bar Association, a member of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, and has taughttrial practice atHarvard Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop and at theUniversity of Virginia School of Law.[10]
According toCNN Huvelle played a key role in ensuring that ordinary consumers can opt out of information collection on their personal information.[3]
Huvelle ruled onAmerican Civil Liberties Union, et al v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 265 F.Supp.2d 20.[11]
Huvelle made a ruling onGuantanamo captiveMurat Kurnaz'shabeas corpus petition inMurat Kurnaz v. George W. Bush.[12]
In the summer of 2006Huvelle amalgamated related cases into a class action againstIn re XM Satellite Radio Holdings Securities Litigation, C.A. No. 06-0802.[13]
Huvelle ruled on the sentencing of formerDeputy Secretary of the InteriorJ. Steven Griles.[14]
In February 2016, Huvelle found that thenext friend of Yemenis killed in a U.S.drone strike could not sue under theTorture Victims Protection Act nor theAlien Tort Statute because the attack raised apolitical question.[15][16]
Huvelle is married to labor lawyer Jeffrey Huvelle.[5]
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