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Srikanth Srinivasan

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 2013

Srikanth Srinivasan , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97–0 on the nomination on May 23, 2013 (Nomination Confirmed). Padmanabhan Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan (; born February 23, 1967) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2020 as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before becoming a federal judge, Srinivasan served as principal deputy solicitor general of the United States and argued 25 cases before the United States Supreme Court.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
    113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    97–0 · May 23, 2013

Education

  • Stanford UniversityB.A., 1989
  • Stanford Law SchoolJ.D., 1995
  • Stanford Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A., 1995

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; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2020-present

Biography

Padmanabhan Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan (; born February 23, 1967) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2020 as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before becoming a federal judge, Srinivasan served as principal deputy solicitor general of the United States and argued 25 cases before the United States Supreme Court.

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