Background
Reiss, Christina was born on September 3, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Christina Reiss
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St. Michael's College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1984). University of Arizona (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1989). Spoken languages: French and Spanish.
Career
She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Vermont. She earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont in 1984 and a law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1989. From 1989 until 1990, Reiss clerked for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and from 1990 until 1992, Reiss practiced with the law firm of Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy in Portland, Maine.
From 1992 until 2001, Reiss practiced law with the firm of Sheehey, Brue, Gray & Furlong in Burlington, Vermont. From 2001 until 2004, Reiss was a partner with the law firm of Gravel and Shea in Burlington. In August 2004, Reiss was appointed to the state bench as a district judge.
In July 2009, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced that he had recommended that Reiss be nominated by President Obama on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, to fill the seat vacated when John Garvan Murtha took senior status. On October 9, 2009, Obama announced his intent to nominate Reiss to the district court seat.
Her nomination was formally submitted to the United States Senate on October 13, 2009. The United States Senate confirmed Reiss by unanimous consent on November 21, 2009. She received her judicial commission on December 21, 2009.
Membership
Member: Chittenden County, Vermont, Maine and American Bar Associations.
