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词条 Wendy Vitter
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  1. Career

  2. Nomination to district court

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Wendy Vitter
| image = Vitter Family meets with Vice President Cheney (cropped).gif


| birth_name = Wendy Lee Freret Baldwin
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Sam Houston State University {{small|(BA)}}
Tulane University {{small|(JD)}}
| party = Republican[1]
| spouse = {{marriage|David Vitter|1990}}[2]
| residence = Metairie, Louisiana
}}Wendy Baldwin Vitter (née Wendy Lee Freret Baldwin; born 1961)[3] is a New Orleans lawyer. Currently serving as general counsel of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, she is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.[4]

Career

Vitter earned her Bachelor of Arts from Sam Houston State University and her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School.

Upon graduation from law school, she served as a law clerk in the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office and eventually rose to chief of the felony trials division. There, she prosecuted over 100 jury trials, primarily homicide cases.[5] Former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. called Vitter "honest, impartial and an outstanding legal scholar with plenty of courtroom experience."[6] Later she practiced at a boutique litigation firm specializing in maritime law and other matters.

Vitter has worked as the General Counsel of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans since 2012, representing the body in all legal matters.[7] In that position, Vitter participated in sometimes controversial anti-abortion movements and anti-contraception activism, including the promotion of unsubstantiated claims about health dangers linked to contraception.[8]

Nomination to district court

On January 23, 2018, Donald Trump nominated Vitter to the seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Helen Ginger Berrigan, who took senior status on August 23, 2016.[7][9] On April 11, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On May 24, 2018 her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[11]

During her hearing before the Judiciary Committee, Vitter was questioned closely by Democrats about her previous anti-abortion and anti-birth control advocacy. In her position as general counsel of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vitter had promoted unsubstantiated claims about health dangers linked to the birth control pill. During her Senate hearing, Vitter distanced herself from these claims and promised to uphold Roe v. Wade.[12]

Senator Richard Blumenthal asked Vitter whether she thought Brown v. Board of Education was "correctly decided," and she declined to answer, saying "I don't mean to be coy, but I think I can get into a difficult, difficult area when I start commenting on Supreme Court decisions -- which are correctly decided and which I may disagree with. Again my personal, political or religious views I would set aside -- that is Supreme Court precedent. It is binding. If I were honored to be confirmed, I would be bound by it and of course, I would uphold it."[13] She further stated "It's very easy to see Plessy v. Ferguson and to read Justice Harlan's dissent which of course became the basis for Brown v. Board of Education and to look at that and say well that sounds very obvious to us now in 2018, that that was the right decision, but that's hindsight, I have the benefit of that hindsight."[14][15] She stated that "she didn't think she should comment on which cases she agreed with for fear of starting down a slippery slope."[16] According to CNN, "Judicial conservatives argued Vitter had declined to answer the Brown question because she believes that judges should maintain their impartiality by declining to put forward personal opinions on particular cases."[17] In written follow-up questions submitted after her hearing, Vitter said "I do not believe that racial segregation in schools is constitutional."[13]

A "substantial majority" of the American Bar Association, which evaluates candidates for the federal bench, rated Vitter with its "qualified" rating, with a minority of those who participated in the process rating her as "unqualified."[18] Vitter's judicial nomination was endorsed by then-mayor of New Orleans, Democrat Mitch Landrieu; current New Orleans District Attorney Leon A. Cannizzaro Jr.; and former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr.[19][20][6] Vitter's judicial nomination has been opposed by the liberal judicial advocacy group the Alliance for Justice. [21]

On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Vitter for a federal judgeship.[22] Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[23] On February 7, 2019 her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[24] Her nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

Personal life

She is married to former Senator David Vitter, with whom she has four children. The Vitters reside in Metairie, Louisiana.[25][3] Vitter predicted in 2000 that she would act more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary Clinton, if her husband strayed, saying, "If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me." However, in 2007, Vitter stood by her husband and publicly stated her support for him after he admitted to, and apologized for, involvement with an escort service.[26] [27]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Vitter%20SJQ.pdf|title=Judicial Questionnaire |date=2018 |website=www.judiciary.senate.gov |format=PDF}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/national_politics/2018/01/wendy_vitter_federal_judge.html|title=Wendy Vitter, with one exception, might have what it takes to be federal judge|publisher=}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4391660-Wendy-Vitter-Senate-Questionnaire.html|title=Wendy Vitter Senate Questionnaire|first=Keegan|last=Hamilton|website=Vice News}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/national_politics/2018/01/trump_nominates_wendy_vitter_w.html|title=Trump nominates Wendy Vitter, wife of ex-Sen. David Vitter, for federal judgeship in New Orleans|publisher=}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_0c7efc4a-0085-11e8-a426-1f1e7efe8106.html|title=Wendy Vitter nominated for coveted federal judgeship in New Orleans|last=Bridges|first=Tyler|date=|website=The Advocate|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-18}}
6. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_6ef62f94-31c5-11e8-bf26-73682e549e87.html|title=Letters: Bottom-feeder James Gill should tell whole story|last=Sr|first=Harry Connick|website=The Advocate|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}
7. ^1 [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-tenth-wave-judicial-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Tenth Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, January 23, 2018] {{PD-notice}}
8. ^{{cite news |last=Totenberg|first=Nina|date=11 April 2018|title=Wendy Vitter, Wife Of 'D.C. Madam' Senator, Faces Thorny Hearing To Be Federal Judge|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/11/601323110/wendy-vitter-wife-of-d-c-madam-senator-faces-thorny-hearing-to-be-federal-judge|work=NPR|access-date=11 April 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/four-nominations-sent-senate-today-6/|title=Four Nominations Sent to the Senate Today|publisher=}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/04/11/2018/nominations-1|title=Nominations – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|website=www.judiciary.senate.gov}}
11. ^[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/05-24-18%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 24, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee]
12. ^{{cite new |last=Totenberg|first=Nina|date=April 11, 2018|title=Wendy Vitter, Wife Of 'D.C. Madam' Senator, Faces Thorny Hearing To Be Federal Judge|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/11/601323110/wendy-vitter-wife-of-d-c-madam-senator-faces-thorny-hearing-to-be-federal-judge|work=NPR|access-date=April 11, 2018}}
13. ^1 {{cite news |last1=de Vogue |first1=Ariane |title=Judicial nominees are changing their approach to the 'Brown v Board' question at Senate hearings |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/10/politics/brown-v-board-senate-judicial-nominees/index.html |accessdate=19 February 2019 |publisher=CNN |date=February 10, 2019}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/04/12/democrats-target-judicial-nominee-over-response-to-question-on-civil-rights-ruling-omit-key-portion-of-it-n2470371|title=Dems, Media Target Judicial Nominee Over Her Response on Civil Rights Ruling, Omit Key Portion of It|last=Brown|first=Lauretta|website=Townhall|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}
15. ^{{Cite web|title=Wendy Vitter is questioned by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee|date=2018-04-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfT5OB6Wj_Y|access-date=2019-02-18}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wicz.com/story/39938037/judicial-nominees-are-changing-their-approach-to-the-brown-v-board-question-at-senate-hearings|title=Judicial nominees are changing their approach to the 'Brown v Board' question at Senate hearings|website=www.wicz.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/22/politics/white-house-judicial-nominees/index.html|title=White House plans to send 50 judicial nominees to new Congress|last=de Vogue|first=Ariane|website=CNN|access-date=2019-02-18}}
18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/uncategorized/GAO/Web%20rating%20Chart%20Trump%20115.authcheckdam.pdf|title=Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary Ratings of Article III and IV Judicial Nominees 115th Congress|last=The American Bar Association|first=|date=December 13, 2018|website=AmericanBar.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/04/mitch_landrieu_wendy_vitter_ju.html|title=Mitch Landrieu backs Wendy Vitter's bid for federal judge|last=Times-Picayune|first=NOLA com {{!}} The|website=NOLA.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-18}}
20. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_2e79c16c-b419-11e7-a28b-d731de29e38e.html|title=Orleans Parish DA: Wendy Vitter effective as prosecutor, well-qualified to be judge|last=Jr|first=Leon A. Cannizarro|website=The Advocate|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}
21. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/politics/article_d7ab04d2-217c-11e8-a8b7-07a426bd1755.html|title=Wendy Vitter didn't disclose several speeches, political ad in questionnaire, senator charges|last=Stole|first=Bryn|date=|website=The Advocate|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-18}}
22. ^[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-judicial-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019]
23. ^[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/nominations-sent-senate-2/ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019]
24. ^[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/02.07.2019%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting1.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee]
25. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-nominates-sen-david-vitters-wife-to-be-federal-judge/article/2646882|title=Trump nominates Sen. David Vitter's wife to be federal judge|date=January 23, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Examiner}}
26. ^Wendy Vitter has never been shy about standing her ground, Times-Picayune, Bruce Eggler, July 23, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
27. ^{{cite news|last1=Tapper|first1=Jake|authorlink1=Jake Tapper|title=Sen. Vitter Apologizes for His Link to 'D.C. Madam'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3361462&page=1|accessdate=April 30, 2018|publisher=ABC News|date=July 10, 2007}}

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