Susan Laura Carney
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Senate vote
- 71 to 28
- Confirmed
- May 17, 2011
- Commissioned
- May 17, 2011
- Senior status
- Sep 27, 2022
Education
- A.B., Harvard University, 1973
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1977
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Levin H. Campbell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1977-1978
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1988, 1994-1996
- Independent legal consultant, Washington, D.C., 1988-1993
- Associate general counsel, Peace Corps, Washington, D.C., 1996-1998
- Office of General Counsel, Yale University, 1998-2011
- associate general counsel, 1998-2001
- deputy general counsel, 2001-2011
- acting general counsel, 2008
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, May 20, 2010; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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