Cristal C. Brisco Explained

Cristal C. Brisco
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Term Start:January 26, 2024
Appointer:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Theresa Lazar Springmann
Office1:Judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court
Term Start1:June 3, 2021
Term End1:January 26, 2024
Appointer1:Eric Holcomb
Birth Name:Cristal Michelle Clark
Birth Place:Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Education:Valparaiso University (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD)

Cristal C. Brisco (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana since 2024. She previously served as a judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court from 2021 to 2024.

Education

Brisco received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Valparaiso University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from the Notre Dame Law School in 2006.[2]

Career

Brisco began her career as an associate at Barnes & Thornburg where she worked from 2006 to 2013. From 2013 to 2017, she served as corporation counsel for the City of South Bend during Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Administration.[3] [4] From 2017 to 2018, she was general counsel to Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame. From 2018 to 2021, she served as a magistrate judge on the St. Joseph County Circuit Court in Mishawaka, Indiana. On June 3, 2021, she was appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb to serve as a judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court in South Bend, Indiana[5] and concurrently served as a judge on the Indiana Commercial Court from 2022 to 2024.

Federal judicial service

On November 15, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Brisco to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. On November 27, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Brisco to the seat vacated by Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann, who assumed senior status on January 23, 2021.[6] [7] On December 13, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate[9] and she was renominated on January 8, 2024.[10] On January 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote.[11] [12] On January 24, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 68–29 vote.[13] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 67–32 vote.[14] [15] She received her judicial commission on January 26, 2024. She became the first Black woman to sit as a judge on the federal court serving northern Indiana.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 13, 2023.
  2. President Biden Names Forty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees . November 15, 2023 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . November 15, 2023.
  3. Web site: February 24, 2022 . South Bend Black History Month Celebration 2022 . en-US.
  4. Web site: June 21, 2021 . Brisco named St. Joseph Superior Court judge . en-US.
  5. Web site: June 7, 2021 . Cristal Brisco '06 J.D. appointed as St. Joseph Superior Court judge . November 15, 2023 . The University of Notre Dame Law School . en.
  6. Web site: November 15, 2023 . Brisco, Lund nominated to IN Northern District Court . November 15, 2023 . The Indiana Lawyer . en-US.
  7. Nominations Sent to the Senate . November 27, 2023 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  8. Web site: Nominations. December 12, 2023. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Washington, D.C..
  9. Web site: January 3, 2024 . PN1157 — Cristal C. Brisco — The Judiciary . January 9, 2024 . congress.gov.
  10. Nominations Sent to the Senate . January 3, 2024 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  11. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 19, 2024.
  12. Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate . January 18, 2024 . United States Senate Judiciary Committee . January 18, 2024.
  13. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cristal C. Brisco to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana). United States Senate. January 24, 2024. January 24, 2024.
  14. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Cristal C. Brisco, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana). United States Senate. January 24, 2024. January 24, 2024.
  15. News: Raymond. Nate. US Senate confirms two Biden judicial nominees in Republican-led states. Reuters. January 24, 2024.
  16. Web site: November 15, 2023 . Two Valpo grads nominated to fill judicial vacancies . en-US.

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