Victoria F. Nourse

A nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, her nomination was returned to the president on December 17, 2011, after the Senate adjourned for more than 30 days.

She regularly appears as a legal expert on media outlets such as CNN, PBS and NPR, providing interpretation of national judicial and political developments.

[3][4][5] Her recent scholarship and public commentary have centered on the trials and impeachments of Donald Trump, the Supreme Court, and current challenges facing American Democracy.

[8] Nourse's historic battle to uphold VAWA has been extensively documented in the media and books such as "Equal: Women Reshape American Law" by Fred Strebeigh.

[9] The book included Nourse alongside Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a woman who had a history-changing effect on the law.

On January 22, 2010, United States senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold forwarded four names to the Obama White House for consideration to fill the vacancy on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals created when Judge Terence T. Evans assumed senior status.

[12] Addressing her designation as Vice Chair in April 2023, Nourse spoke of President Biden's longstanding influence on her political philosophy: "He taught me everything I know about bipartisanship...