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Judges for the DC Circuit Court
Merrick B. Garland Chief Judge
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on January 7, 1997, to a seat vacated by Abner Joseph Mikva. Confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1997, and received commission on March 20, 1997. Served as chief judge, 2013-present.
Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1974; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1977-1978; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1978-1979; Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-1981; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1989, 1992-1993; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1989-1992; Deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1994; Principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997
Brett M. Kavanaugh
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on February 25, 2006, to a seat vacated by Laurence H. Silberman. Confirmed by the Senate on May 26, 2006, and received commission on May 30, 2006.
Education: Yale College, B.A., 1987; Yale Law School, J.D., 1990
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990-1991; Law clerk, Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991-1992; Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1993; Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994; Associate independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1997, 1998; Private practice, 1997-1998, 1999-2001; Associate counsel, President George W. Bush, 2001-2003; senior associate counsel, 2003; Assistant to the president and staff secretary, President George W. Bush, 2003-2006
Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on June 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Douglas Howard Ginsburg. Confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2013, and received commission on December 17, 2013.
Education: Yale College, B.A., 1983; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1987
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Louis H. Pollak, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987-1988; Marvin M. Karpatkin fellow, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1988-1989; Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1989-1994; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997; Faculty, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997-1998, 2000-2013; associate professor, 1997-1998, 2000-2005; professor, 2005-2013; Deputy assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000
David S. Tatel
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on June 20, 1994, to a seat vacated by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Confirmed by the Senate on October 6, 1994, and received commission on October 7, 1994.
Education: University of Michigan, B.A., 1963; University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1966
Professional Career: Instructor, University of Michigan Law School, 1966-1967; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1967-1969, 1970-1972; Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1969-1970, 1972-1974; executive director, 1969-1970; director, 1972-1974; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1974-1977, 1979-1994; Director, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1977-1979
Janice Rogers Brown
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on February 14, 2005, to a seat vacated by Stephen F. Williams. Confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 2005, and received commission on June 10, 2005.
Education: California State University, Sacramento, B.A., 1974; University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1977; University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 2004
Professional Career: Deputy legislative counsel, State of California, 1977-1979; Deputy attorney general, State of California, 1979-1987; Deputy secretary and general counsel, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, State of California, 1987-1990; Private practice, California, 1990-1991; Legal affairs secretary, Gov. Pete Wilson, California, 1991-1994; Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, Third District, 1994-1996; Associate justice, Supreme Court of California, 1996-2005; Adjunct professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1998-1999
Judith Ann Wilson Rogers
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on November 17, 1993, to a seat vacated by Clarence Thomas. Confirmed by the Senate on March 10, 1994, and received commission on March 11, 1994.
Education: Radcliffe College, A.B., 1961; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1964; University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1988
Professional Career: Law clerk, Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, 1964-1965; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1965-1968; Staff attorney, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1968-1969; Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1971; General counsel, Congressional Commission on the Organization of the District of Columbia Government, 1971-1972; Legislative program coordinator, Office of the Assistant to the Mayor-Commissioner, Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia, 1972-1974; Special assistant for legislation, Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia, 1974-1979; Assistant city administrator for intergovernmental relations, District of Columbia, 1979; Corporation counsel, District of Columbia, 1979-1983; Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1983-1994; chief judge, 1988-1994
Karen LeCraft Henderson
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Nominated by Ronald Reagan on June 3, 1986, to a seat vacated by William W. Wilkins. Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1986, and received commission on June 16, 1986. Service terminated on July 11, 1990, due to appointment to another judicial position. Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on May 8, 1990, to a seat vacated by Kenneth W. Starr. Confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1990, and received commission on July 5, 1990.
Education: Duke University, B.A., 1966; University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1969
Professional Career: Private practice, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1969-1970; Office of the Attorney General, State of South Carolina, 1973-1983; assistant attorney general, 1973-1978; senior assistant attorney general/director, Special Litigation Section, 1978-1982; deputy attorney general/director, Criminal Division, 1982-1983; Private practice, Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, 1983-1986
Patricia Ann Millett
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on June 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by John Glover Roberts, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 2013, and received commission on December 10, 2013.
Education: University of Illinois, B.A., 1985; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1988
Professional Career: Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1988-1990, 2007-2013; Law clerk, Hon. Thomas Tang, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1990-1992; Attorney, Civil Division, Appellate Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1996; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-2007
Robert Leon Wilkins
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Nominated by Barack Obama on May 20, 2010, to a seat vacated by James Robertson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 2010, and received commission on December 27, 2010. Service terminated on January 24, 2014, due to appointment to another judicial position. Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on June 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by David Bryan Sentelle. Confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 2014, and received commission on January 15, 2014.
Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, B.S., 1986; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Earl B. Gilliam, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1989-1990; Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1990-2001; staff attorney, 1990-1995; chief, special litigation, 1995-2000; contract attorney, 2001; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2011
Srikanth Srinivasan
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Arthur Raymond Randolph. Confirmed by the Senate on May 23, 2013, and received commission on May 24, 2013.
Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1989; Stanford Law School, J.D., 1995; Stanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., 1995
Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995-1996; Bristow fellow, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1997; Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2002, 2007-2011; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002-2007; Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011-2013
Thomas Beall Griffith
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated on February 14, 2005, to a seat vacated by Patricia M. Wald. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2005, and received commission on June 29, 2005.
Education: Brigham Young University, B.A., 1978; University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1985
Professional Career: Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1989; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-1995, 1999-2000; Legal counsel, U.S. Senate, 1995-1999; General counsel, Brigham Young University, 2000-2005