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Sandra Beckwith

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Tenure

2009 - Present

Years in position

17

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Years in office: 1992 - 2009

Successor:Timothy S. Black (Nonpartisan)

Education

Bachelor's

University of Cincinnati, 1965

Law

University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1968

Personal

Birthplace

Norfolk, VA

Sandra Shank Beckwith is afederal judge onsenior status with theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush. From 2004-2009, she was the court'schief judge.^[1]

Early life and education

A native ofNorfolk, Virginia, Beckwith graduated from the University of Cincinnati with her bachelor's degree in 1965 and herJ.D. in 1968.^[1]

Professional career

• 1992-Present:United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

• 2009-Present: Senior judge

• 2004-2009: Chief judge

• 1992-2009: Judge

• 1989-1992: County commissioner,Hamilton County, Ohio
• 1989-1992: Private practice,Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1987-1989: Judge,Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
• 1982-1987: Judge,Hamilton County municipal court
• 1979-1982: Private practice,Hamilton County, Ohio
• 1977-1979: Judge, Hamilton County municipal court
• 1967-1977: Private practice, Hamilton County, Ohio^[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of Ohio

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Sandra S. Beckwith
Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Progress
Confirmed 195 days after nomination.
ANominated: July 26, 1991
AABA Rating:Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: January 30, 1992
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: February 6, 1992
AConfirmed: February 6, 1992
AVote: Unanimous consent

Beckwith was nominated byPresident George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. TheAmerican Bar Association rated BeckwithSubstantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on her nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on January 30, 1992, and her nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen.Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on February 6, 1992. Beckwith was confirmed by the unanimous consent of theU.S. Senate on February 6, 1992, and she received her commission onFebruary 10, 1992. From 2004 to 2009, Beckwith served aschief judge of the district court. She elected to takesenior status beginning on January 1, 2009. She was succeeded in this position by JudgeTimothy S. Black.^[1][2][3]

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

External links

Suggest a link

• Judge Beckwith's biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Active judges	Chief Judge: Algenon Marbley  •  Edmund Sargus  •  Matthew McFarland  •  Jeffery P. Hopkins  •  Michael Newman (Ohio)  •  Sarah Daggett Morrison  •  Douglas Cole
Senior judges	Sandra Beckwith  •  Herman Weber  •  James Graham (Ohio federal judge)  •  Walter Rice  •  Susan Dlott  •  Thomas Rose  •  Michael Watson (Ohio)  •  Michael Barrett (Ohio)  •  Timothy S. Black  •
Magistrate judges	Karen L. Litkovitz  •  Caroline Helen Gentry  •  Elizabeth Preston Deavers  •  Stephanie Bowman (Ohio)  •  Kimberly Jolson  •  Chelsey Vascura  •  Peter Silvain  •
Former Article III judges	S. Arthur Spiegel  •  John Holschuh  •  George Smith (Ohio)  •  Humphrey Howe Leavitt  •  Philip Bergen Swing  •  George Read Sage  •  Albert Clifton Thompson  •  John Elbert Sater  •  Howard Clark Hollister  •  John Weld Peck  •  Smith Hickenlooper  •  Benson Hough  •  Robert Reasoner Nevin  •  Mell Underwood  •  John Druffel  •  Lester Cecil  •  Robert Duncan (Ohio)  •  Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio)  •  Joseph Kinneary  •  John Peck II  •  David S. Porter  •  Carl Rubin  •  Carl Weinman  •
Former Chief judges	Sandra Beckwith  •  John Holschuh  •  James Graham (Ohio federal judge)  •  Walter Rice  •  Robert Reasoner Nevin  •  Mell Underwood  •  Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio)  •  Joseph Kinneary  •  David S. Porter  •  Carl Rubin  •  Carl Weinman  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGeorge H.W. Bush
1989	Barksdale •Bonner •Buckwalter •Cyr •Fernandez •Garbis •Harmon •Lee •Lindberg •Lodge •Nelson •Nottingham •Plager •Rosen •Rymer •Smith •Spatt •Thomas •VanBebber •J. Walker •V. Walker •Wiener •Wright
1990	Alito •Amon •Birch •Boudin •Cleland •Clevenger •Dubina •Hamilton •Henderson •Hood •Hornby •Jones •Kent •Levi •Loken •Lourie •Martin •McBryde •McClure •McKenna •McLaughlin •McNamee •Moreno •Mullen •Nelson •Nickerson •Niemeyer •Norton •Parker •Pickering •Rader •Rainey •Randolph •Shanstrom •Shedd •Shubb •Singleton •Skretny •Souter •Sparr •Stahl •Stamp •Suhrheinrich •Taylor •Vollmer •Ware •Wilson
1991	Albritton •Andersen •Armstrong •Arnold •Bartle •Bassler •Batchelder •Beckwith •Belot •Benson •Blackburn •Bramlette •Brody •Brody •Burrell •Carnes •Caulfield •Cauthron •Clement •Collier •Conway •Cooper •Dalzell •DeMent •DeMoss •Doherty •Echols •Edmunds •Faber •Freeh •Gaitan •Garza •Graham •Haik •Hamilton •Hansen •Hendren •Herlong •Highsmith •Hogan •Huff •Hurley •Irenas •Johnson •Joyner •Kelly •Kleinfeld •Legg •Leonard •Lewis •Longstaff •Lungstrum •Luttig •Matia •McCalla •McDade •McKeague •McKelvie •Means •Merryday •Moore •Morgan •Nielsen •Nimmons •Osteen Sr. •Padova •Payne •Reinhard •Robinson •Robreno •Roll •Roth •Schlesinger •Scullin •Siler •Solis •Sotomayor •Sparks •Stohr •Thomas •Traxler •Trimble •Ungaro •Van Sickle •Wanger •Werlein •Whyte • Yohn
1992	Baird •Barbadoro •Black •Boudin •Carnes •Covello •DiClerico •Gilbert •Gonzalez •Gorton •Hansen •Heyburn •Jackson •Jacobs •Keeley •Kendall •Kopf •Kyle •Lewis •McAuliffe •McLaughlin •Melloy •Preska •Quist •Randa •Rosenthal •Rovner •Schall •Sedwick •Simandle •Stahl •Vratil •Williams