Iris Lan

Iris Lan is an American lawyer from New York currently serving as an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice. She is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Iris Lan
Personal details
EducationHarvard University (B.A., M.A., J.D.)

Education

Lan earned her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Juris Doctor from Harvard University.[1]

Earlier in her career, Lan served as a law clerk to Judge William Curtis Bryson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She also served in the Department of Justice as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel and as a Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the National Security Division. Lan is currently on detail from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she has served as an Assistant United States Attorney and most recently served as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section. She is currently serving as an Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice.[1]

Nomination to district court

On November 6, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Lan to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On December 2, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Lan to the seat vacated by Judge Katherine B. Forrest, who resigned on September 11, 2018.[2] On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[3] On May 4, 2020, her renomination was sent to the Senate.[4] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 6, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Eight Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, December 2, 2019
  3. "PN1316 - Nomination of Iris Lan for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  4. "Thirty Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 4, 2020


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