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 "markdown": "# Christina C. Reiss\n\nChristina Clair Reiss (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont since 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She was nominated to the court by President Barack Obama in 2009 and confirmed by voice vote that November.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She served as chief judge of the District of Vermont from 2010 to 2017.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | November 21, 2009, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> |\n| Chief judge | 2010 to 2017<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> |\n| Born | 1962 in Denver, Colorado<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., St. Michael's College, 1984; J.D., University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law), 1989<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nReiss was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from St. Michael's College in 1984.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She earned her [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from the University of Arizona College of Law, now the James E. Rogers College of Law, in 1989.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Reiss served as a law clerk for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1989 to 1990.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She then entered private practice in [Portland, Maine](https://www.edgepedia.org/portland-maine), from 1990 to 1992.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She continued in private practice in [Burlington, Vermont](https://www.edgepedia.org/burlington-vermont), from 1992 to 2004.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> From 2004 to 2009, she served as a judge on the Lamoille County District and Superior Courts in Vermont.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Barack Obama](https://www.edgepedia.org/barack-obama) nominated Reiss to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont on October 13, 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> The Senate confirmed her by voice vote on November 21, 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She received her commission on December 21, 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup> She served as chief judge of the District of Vermont from 2010 to 2017.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nAmong the published opinions Reiss authored for the District of Vermont, the most cited in the CourtListener corpus is *Allen v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.*, which drew 20 inbound citations in that dataset.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/christina-reiss)</sup> A statistical review of her decisions on the merits reviewed by the [United States courts of appeals](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-courts-of-appeals) found that, of 125 such decisions in the dataset, 107 were affirmed, 13 were reversed or vacated, and 5 were affirmed in part and reversed in part; the source describes this as a historical count of matched appellate outcomes rather than a judgment of the judge.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/christina-reiss)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Christina Clair Reiss](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392966)\n2. [JudicialFinder: Christina Clair Reiss](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/christina-reiss)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames Q to Sc*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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