Jon David Levy
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
In office January 1, 2019 – March 18, 2024
Preceded by	Nancy Torresen
Succeeded by	Lance E. Walker
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2014
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	George Z. Singal
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office March 7, 2002 – May 5, 2014
Appointed by	Angus King
Preceded by	Leigh Saufley
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Hjelm
Personal details
Born	Jon David Levy (1954-03-18) March 18, 1954 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Syracuse University ( BS) West Virginia University ( JD)

Jon David Levy (born March 18, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine and served as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 2002 to 2014.

Biography

Levy received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976 from Syracuse University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1979 from the West Virginia University College of Law where he was the lead article editor of the Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif. He served as a law clerk for Judge John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1982, he was appointed by Judge William Wayne Justice to serve as a special court monitor of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. From 1983 to 1995, he was an attorney in private practice in York, Maine. From 1995 to 2002, he served as a judge of the Maine District Court, serving as deputy chief judge from 2000 to 2001 and chief judge from 2001 to 2002. From 2002 until his confirmation as a federal judge in 2014, he served as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Federal judicial service

On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Levy to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine, to the seat vacated by Judge George Z. Singal, who assumed senior status on July 31, 2013. ^[4] On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–2 vote. ^[5] On April 11, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On April 29, 2014 the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 63–34 vote. ^[6] On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 75–20 vote. ^[7] He received his judicial commission on May 2, 2014. ^[3] He served as chief judge from January 1, 2019. ^[8] to March 18, 2024. ^[9]

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

References

External links

• Jon D. Levy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Jon D. Levy at Ballotpedia