Veronica Rossman | |
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| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| Assumed office September 28, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Carlos F. Lucero |
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| Born | Veronica Sophia Parkansky 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
Veronica Sophia Rossman[1][2] (néeParkansky, born 1972) is a Russian-born American lawyer serving as aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Rossman was born Veronica Sophia Parkansky inMoscow,Soviet Union.[3] She isJewish. When she was a child, her parents immigrated to the United States aspolitical and religious refugees.[4] She received herBachelor of Arts fromColumbia University in 1993 and aJuris Doctor fromUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1997.[5][6][7]
Rossman began her legal career as alaw clerk for Chief JusticeA. William Maupin on theNevada Supreme Court from 1997 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, she was a litigation associate atMorrison & Foerster in theirDenver office. In 2003 she was anassistant federal public defender for the Districts ofColorado andWyoming. From 2004 to 2005, she was an attorney with the law firm of Mastbaum and Moffat inBoulder, Colorado. From 2007 to 2008, she was a staff attorney for theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and from 2008 to 2010 was avisiting professor at theUniversity of Denver,Sturm College of Law. From 2015 to 2017 she served as appellate division chief within the Office of theFederal Public Defender for the Districts of Colorado and Wyoming and from 2010 to 2015 she served as an assistant federal public defender in the appellate division of the same office. From 2017 to 2021, she served as senior counsel to the office.[5]
On May 12, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden nominated Rossman to serve as aUnited States circuit judge for theTenth Circuit to the seat vacated by JudgeCarlos F. Lucero, who assumedsenior status on February 1, 2021.[8] On June 9, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before theSenate Judiciary Committee.[9] On July 15, 2021, her nomination was favorably reported by the committee by a 12–10 vote.[10][11] On August 11, 2021, Majority LeaderChuck Schumer filedcloture on her nomination.[12] On September 14, 2021, theUnited States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 51–44 vote.[13] On September 20, 2021, her nomination was confirmed by a 50–42 vote.[14] She received her judicial commission on September 28, 2021.[15] She was sworn into office on September 30, 2021.[16] At the time of her appointment, she was the only judge with experience as a public defender serving on the Tenth Circuit,[17] she was later joined byRichard Federico who was also a former federal public defender from 2015 to 2023.[18]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 2021–present | Incumbent |
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