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Nancy Torresen (born October 7, 1959) is a
United States district judge The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district, which each cover one U.S. state or, in some cases, a portion of a state. Each district cou ...
of the
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. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Maine.


Early life and education

Torresen received a
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from
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in
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in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the
University of Michigan Law School The University of Michigan Law School (Michigan Law) is the law school of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1859, the school offers Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Comparative Law (MCL ...
in 1987.Judy Harrison,
Bangor attorney Torresen may be first woman to become federal judge in Maine
(March 3, 2011). ''Bangor Daily News''.


Career

Torresen worked as a law clerk for then-District Judge Conrad K. Cyr from 1987 to 1988. Between the years 1988 to 1990, Torresen worked at the law firm of Williams & Connolly, where she was based in
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In 1990, Torresen joined the United States Attorney's Office in Maine, where she handled
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involving United States federal agencies. Between 1994 and 2001, Torresen worked for the appellate section of the criminal division of the
Maine Attorney General The Maine Attorney General is the chief legal advisor and prosecutor of the State of Maine. The constitutional basis of the office is Article IX, Section 11 of the Maine Constitution, and the holder of the position is chosen biennially by the Main ...
’s Office, where she was responsible for representing the state of Maine in appeals of serious
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convictions. From 2001 until becoming a federal judge in 2011, she worked in the United States Attorney’s Office in Bangor and focused on investigating and prosecuting various federal crimes.


Federal judicial service

Torresen was nominated to fill the seat of Judge D. Brock Hornby by President
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
on March 2, 2011. Torresen is the first woman to serve as a federal judge in Maine. The United States Senate confirmed Torresen on October 3, 2011. She received her judicial commission on October 4, 2011. She became Chief Judge on January 6, 2015. She ended her term as Chief Judge on December 31, 2018."Judge Jon D. Levy to Begin Term as Chief Judge", United States District Court for the District of Maine, December 31, 2018
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See also

* List of first women lawyers and judges in Maine


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torresen, Nancy 1959 births Hope College alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maine Living people People from Bangor, Maine United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama 21st-century American judges University of Michigan Law School alumni Assistant United States Attorneys 21st-century American women judges