Sara Lioi
Sara Elizabeth Lioi is thechief judge for theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She joined the Court in 2007 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush.
Lioi is also a judge on theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. She was appointed by Chief JusticeJohn Roberts on May 19, 2023.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Canton,Ohio, Lioi graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1983 with her bachelor's degree and received a Juris Doctor degree from The Ohio State University Law School in 1987.[2]
Professional career
Lioi was a private practice attorney inCanton, Ohio from 1987 to 1997 before being elected to serve as Judge of theStark County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1997 to 2007.[2]
Judicial career
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2023-present)
Lioi is a judge on theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. She was appointed by Chief JusticeJohn Roberts on May 19, 2023.[1]
Northern District of Ohio
On the recommendation of Senator George Voinovich, Lioi was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by PresidentGeorge W. Bush onJanuary 9, 2007 to a seat vacated byLesley Wells as Wells assumedsenior status. Lioi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate onMarch 8, 2007 and received commission onMarch 14, 2007.[3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
External links
Officeholder United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio |
- Judge Lioi's Home Page
- Judge Sara Lioi's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Membership," accessed October 23, 2023
- ↑2.02.1Judge Sara Lioi's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center.
- ↑[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/D?nomis:1:./temp/nomisoZjxKw::The Library of Congress, Sara Elizabeth Lioi USDC, NDOH confirmation: PN21-110]
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| Preceded by - | United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2023-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 2007-Present | Succeeded by - |
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| Active judges | • John R. Adams (United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio judge) • Sara Lioi • Benita Pearson • Pamela A. Barker • Jeffrey J. Helmick • James Knepp (Ohio) • David A. Ruiz (Ohio) • Philip Calabrese • Bridget Brennan • Charles Fleming (Ohio) | ||
| Senior judges | James G. Carr (Ohio) • Christopher Boyko • Peter Economus • James Gwin • Donald Nugent • Solomon Oliver • Dan Polster • Jack Zouhary • Patricia Gaughan • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William Baughman • Thomas Parker (Ohio) • Jonathan D. Greenberg • Darrell Clay • Amanda Knapp • Carmen Henderson • | ||
| Former Article III judges | Ann Aldrich • Sam Bell (Ohio) • David Dowd • David Katz (Ohio) • Lesley Wells • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Alice Batchelder • Robert Krupansky • Leroy Contie • Hiram V. Willson • Charles Taylor Sherman • Martin Welker • Augustus Ricks • Francis Joseph Wing • Robert Walker Tayler • William Louis Day • John Milton Killits • John Hessin Clarke • David Westenhaver • Paul Jones (Ohio) • George Philip Hahn • Frank Kloeb • George White (Ohio) • Frank Battisti • James Connell • Emerich Freed • Ben Green • Girard Kalbfleisch • Alvin Krenzler • Thomas Lambros • John Manos • Paul Matia • Charles McNamee • Richard McQuade • William K. Thomas (Ohio federal judge) • Nicholas Walinski • Samuel West • Robert Wilkin • Don Young (Ohio) • Paul Weick • | ||
| Former Chief judges | James G. Carr (Ohio) • Solomon Oliver • Paul Jones (Ohio) • Frank Kloeb • George White (Ohio) • Frank Battisti • James Connell • Girard Kalbfleisch • Thomas Lambros • Paul Matia • Charles McNamee • Patricia Gaughan • | ||
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