Draft:Elizabeth C. Coombe

Elizabeth C. Coombe
Elizabeth C. Coombe
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe; 1967 (age 56–57); Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Hamilton College (BA); University of Michigan (JD)

Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe (born 1967)^[1]^[2] is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Education

From 1992 to 1993, she served as a law clerk for Judge Diana E. Murphy of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. From 1994 to 1996, she was a staff attorney in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division; from 1996 to 1997, she was a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch and from 1998 to 2003 she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. She joined the office in 2003 and from 2014 to 2018, she as chief of the criminal division,^[3] becoming the first woman to do so.^[4] Since 2018, she has served as the first assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.^[3]

On August 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Coombe to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. On September 9, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Coombe to the seat being vacated by Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, who subsequently assumed senior status on September 1, 2024.^[5] Senator Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed Coombe's nomination.^[6] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[7] On November 21, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.^[8] Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.

^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ Lyons, Brendan J. (December 10, 2014). "Coombe rises in Justice office". Times Union. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "President Biden Names Fifty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Coombe Becomes First Female Federal Criminal Chief for Northern District of New York; Clymer Becomes Appellate Chief" (Press release). U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York. December 10, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov.
^ "Gillibrand Statement On Biden Administration's Nomination Of Elizabeth C. Coombe To The United States District Court For The Northern District Of New York" (Press release). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2024.
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.