Caitlin Halligan

Caitlin Halligan
Halligan in 2011
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Assumed office
April 19, 2023
Appointed byKathy Hochul
Preceded byRowan D. Wilson
Solicitor General of New York
In office
September 24, 2001 – January 1, 2007
GovernorGeorge Pataki
Preceded byPreeta Bansal
Succeeded byBarbara Underwood
Personal details
Born (1966-12-14) December 14, 1966 (age 57)
Xenia, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Education

Caitlin Joan Halligan (born December 14, 1966) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals since April 2023. She served as Solicitor General of New York from 2001 until 2007. President Barack Obama nominated her several times to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the U.S. Senate did not vote directly on the nomination, and in March 2013, Obama withdrew the nomination at her request.