14 Facts About Ann Aiken

Ann Louise Aiken was born on December 29,1951 and is an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon.

Ann Aiken is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Ann Aiken served as chief judge of the court from February 1,2009 to January 31,2016.

Ann Aiken entered private legal practice in 1980 and remained there until 1982.

In 1982, Ann Aiken worked as a fundraiser and field staffer for Ted Kulongoski's unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Oregon in 1982, and then worked as the chief clerk of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1982 to 1983.

Ann Aiken returned to private practice that year and remained there until she became a district judge in Lane County in 1988.

Ann Aiken was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 28,1998, receiving her commission on February 4,1998.

Ann Aiken served in that capacity until January 31,2016.

On September 26,2007, Judge Ann Aiken declared unconstitutional two portions of the USA PATRIOT Act that deal with the government's power to conduct certain surveillance without first obtaining a warrant.

On October 7,2015, Judge Aiken resentenced Dwight L Hammond and his son Steven D Hammond to five years in prison with credit for time served for federal arson, the mandatory minimum for that crime.

US District Judge Michael R Hogan had sentenced the Hammonds to 3 months and 1 year in prison respectively, but Judge Aiken ruled that the minimum sentences must be followed.

Judge Aiken made a key decision in the case Juliana v United States, a suit brought by 21 youths against the US government stating their rights to a clean environment were violated due to actions that the government had taken.

Nevertheless, on remand, Judge Ann Aiken allowed Plaintiffs to amend their complaint and allowed the case to continue.

In 1978, Ann Aiken married James Klonoski, a political science professor at the University of Oregon and one-time chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon.