The Honorable Deborah A. Batts (born 13 April 1947) is a Federal District Judge in the United States. She is the first openly lesbian African-American to have been appointed to the federal judiciary. 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A United States federal judge is a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ... Lesbian describes a homosexual woman. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Born in Philidelphia, she was educated at Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School. She subsequently clerked on the Federal Court on which she now serves as a Judge and later as an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1979 to 1984. In 1984 she became an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University. In 1994 she was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill Clinton. Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County. ... Radcliffe College is the historical name of a womens educational institution closely associated with Harvard University, one of the Seven Sisters. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... It has been suggested that Marymount campus be merged into this article or section. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

She appeared in news stories in early 2006 due to her involvement as judge in a major case involving Citicorp and Bank of America, and in a case involving the former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Citibank was founded in 1812 as City Bank of New York. ... Bank of America (BofA) NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 , based in Charlotte, North Carolina is the third largest commercial bank in the United States of America, measured in assets. ... EPA redirects here. ... Christine Todd Whitman Christine Todd Christie Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican politician, the former Governor of New Jersey, and the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush. ...

External links

• Biographical article at andrejkoymasky.com
• Biographical article at glbtq.com
• Reuters story: Bid to end rogue trader case fails
• ABC News story: Judge Slams Ex-EPA Chief Over Sept. 11