Alice M. Batchelder Politician
Alice Moore Batchelder (born August 15, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist. She currently is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and she served as that circuit's chief judge from 2009 until 2014. She also was considered by President George W. Bush as a potential nominee for a U.S. Supreme Court seat that ultimately went to Justice Samuel Alito. Her husband William G. Batchelder is a former state Court of Appeals judge and a state legislator, who has served more than 30 years in the Ohio House of Representatives and currently serves as Speaker of the House.
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| office | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
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