1. Caitlin Joan Halligan was born on December 14,1966 and is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals since April 2023.
18 Facts About Caitlin Halligan
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Caitlin Halligan served as Solicitor General of New York from 2001 until 2007.
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Caitlin Halligan was the managing editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
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Caitlin Halligan taught writing, American history, and American literature at a university in Wuhan, China, through the Princeton in Asia program.
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Caitlin Halligan then spent eight years with the New York Attorney General's Office.
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Caitlin Halligan served as First Deputy Solicitor General in 2001, and then served as Solicitor General from 2001 until 2007.
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Caitlin Halligan has served as adjunct faculty at Columbia Law School since 2005.
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In early 2010, Caitlin Halligan left Weil Gotshal to join the Manhattan district attorney's office as its general counsel.
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Caitlin Halligan represented Chevron in a landmark climate case against Steven Donziger using the civil provisions of RICO law to shield corporations from having to pay environmental damages.
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Caitlin Halligan has argued six cases before the US Supreme Court.
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In July 2010, the Blog of Legal Times reported that two unidentified lawyers said agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation had interviewed them regarding Caitlin Halligan, which is standard for federal judicial nominees and often is precursor to a nomination.
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On September 29,2010, Obama nominated Halligan to replace John G Roberts.
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Caitlin Halligan's nomination was returned to the President on December 17,2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate.
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Caitlin Halligan's nomination was again returned to the President on January 2,2013, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate.
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On March 22,2013, Caitlin Halligan requested that Obama withdraw the nomination and he did so.
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Caitlin Halligan was one of seven candidates under consideration for appointment to the New York Court of Appeals after the retirement of Judge Paul Feinman on March 23,2021.
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On March 24,2023, Caitlin Halligan was again selected as a finalist under consideration for appointment to the New York Court of Appeals, this time for the position of Chief Judge following the retirement of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and the subsequent rejection of Justice Hector LaSalle's nomination to that seat by the New York State Senate.
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Caitlin Halligan is an avid runner and has been a member of the New York Road Runners club.