Who appointed Debra Ann Livingston?

President George W. Bush appointed Debra Ann Livingston to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2007.

Was Debra Ann Livingston appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Debra Ann Livingston was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Debra Ann Livingston's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Debra Ann Livingston 91–0 on May 9, 2007.

Second Circuit / Appointed 2007 / Senior status since 2026

Debra Ann Livingston

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, Debra Ann Livingston is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1984. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1959 · age 67
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 91–0
Chief judge: Second Circuit, 2020 to 2026
Education: Princeton 1980 · Harvard Law School 1984
Succeeded: John Mercer Walker Jr.
Succeeded by: Matthew Alexander Schwartz

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Second Circuit succeeded John Mercer Walker Jr. chief judge 2020 to 2026	G.W. Bush (R)	91–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 91–0 on May 9, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 158. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 91

46 D, 43 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 9

3 D, 6 R

Education

Princeton University	B.A.	1980
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1984

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	1984-1985
Private practice, New York	1985-1986, 1991-1992
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York	1986-1991
Assistant professor, University of Michigan Law School	1992-1994
Faculty, Columbia Law School, 1994-2007; associate professor, 1994-2000; professor, 2000-2007; vice dean	2005-2006
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States	2020-2026

Judicial Record

In our data, Livingston authored 2 published opinions for the court (2010). Most cited: Bryant v. Media Right Productions, Inc. (180 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Bryant v. Media Right Productions, Inc.	603 F.3d 135	180
2010	United States v. Whitten	623 F.3d 125	2

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Debra Ann Livingston?: President George W. Bush appointed Debra Ann Livingston to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2007.
Was Debra Ann Livingston appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Debra Ann Livingston was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Debra Ann Livingston's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Debra Ann Livingston 91–0 on May 9, 2007.
Which court is Debra Ann Livingston on?: Debra Ann Livingston is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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19 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).