Martha Craig Daughtrey

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Martha Craig Daughtrey (also known as Cissy Daughtrey) [1] (b. July 21, 1942 in Covington, Kentucky) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She is a former Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where she earned her law degree, and a former member of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Daughtrey is often mentioned as a favorite liberal pick for the United States Supreme Court.

Her daughter, S. Carran Daughtrey, is an Assistant United States Attorney, appearing in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (one of the subordinate courts to the Sixth Circuit) and currently teaching at Vanderbilt University Law School.[1]

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  1. ^ a b President's Perspective: Celebration of women lawyer pioneers to be held in June, Kathryn Reed Edge, Tennessee Bar Association Journal, April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2007.