Christina Clair Reiss
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009 and confirmed by voice vote, Christina Clair Reiss is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. She earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1989. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2009
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Michael's College 1984 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1989
- Succeeded
- John Garvan Murtha
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | District of Vermont succeeded John Garvan Murtha | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| St. Michael's College | B.A. | 1984 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | J.D. | 1989 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Reiss was assigned 1,406 district-court cases (2006–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 288 days across 1,193 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 125 of Reiss’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 107 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 5 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Reiss authored 3 published opinions for the court (2010–2011). Most cited: Allen v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (20 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Allen v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. | 748 F. Supp. 2d 323 | 20 |
| 2011 | Jones v. National Conference of Bar Examiners | 801 F. Supp. 2d 270 | 13 |
| 2010 | Ellerton v. Ellerton | 745 F. Supp. 2d 458 | 1 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Christina Clair Reiss?
- President Barack Obama appointed Christina Clair Reiss to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in 2009.
- Was Christina Clair Reiss appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Christina Clair Reiss was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Christina Clair Reiss's confirmation vote?
- Christina Clair Reiss was confirmed by voice vote on November 21, 2009. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Christina Clair Reiss on?
- Christina Clair Reiss is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Office of Senator Patrick Leahy (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).