Alice M. Batchelder

Alice Batchelder
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 1991
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Pierce Lively
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office August 14, 2009 – August 15, 2014
Preceded by	Danny Boggs
Succeeded by	R. Guy Cole, Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office April 4, 1985 – December 2, 1991
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Solomon Oliver
Personal details
Born	(1944-07-15) July 15, 1944 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Spouse(s)	William Batchelder
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University University of Akron University of Virginia

Alice Moore Batchelder (born August 15, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist. She currently is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and she served as that circuit's chief judge from 2009 until 2014. She also was considered by President George W. Bush as a potential nominee for a U.S. Supreme Court seat that ultimately went to Justice Samuel Alito. Her husband William G. Batchelder is a former state Court of Appeals judge and a state legislator, who has served more than 30 years in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 2011 until 2014.

Education and early career

Batchelder was born Alice Moore in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964, where she met her future husband, William G. Batchelder. Batchelder received her Juris Doctor (law degree) from the University of Akron School of Law in 1971, and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of Virginia in 1988.

Batchelder briefly taught English and had a private legal practice from 1971 to 1983 in Medina, Ohio, near Cleveland.

Judicial career

In 1983, Batchelder was appointed a judge of the United States bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Ohio. On February 28, 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed Batchelder to a new district judge position, created by 98 Stat. 333, on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 3 and received her commission on April 4. On June 12, 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated Batchelder to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to the seat vacated by Frederick Pierce Lively. She was confirmed by the Senate on November 27 and received her commission on December 2. Batchelder's service on the district court position was officially terminated on January 4, 1992, due to her appointment to the court of appeals. On August 14, 2009, she became Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit. She stepped down as chief judge on August 15, 2014, upon turning age 70.

See also

• George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates

External links

• Alice M. Batchelder at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
New seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 1985–1991	Succeeded by Solomon Oliver
Preceded by Pierce Lively	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1991–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Danny Boggs	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2009–2014	Succeeded by Guy Cole