Alice Batchelder | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| Assumed office March 7, 2019 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office August 14, 2009 – August 15, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Danny Boggs |
| Succeeded by | R. Guy Cole Jr. |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office December 2, 1991 – March 7, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Pierce Lively |
| Succeeded by | Eric E. Murphy |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| In office April 4, 1985 – January 4, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Oliver Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice M. Moore[1] August 15, 1944 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Spouse | William Batchelder |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University (BA) University of Akron (JD) University of Virginia (LLM) |
Alice M. Moore Batchelder (born August 15, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist. She is currently a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She served as chief judge from 2009 until 2014. She also was considered by President George W. Bush as a potential nominee for a United States Supreme Court seat that ultimately went to Justice Samuel Alito. Her husband William G. Batchelder was a former state Court of Appeals judge and a state legislator, who had served more than 30 years in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 2011 until 2014.