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Bernice Bouie Donald

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995–2011

Bernice Bouie Donald , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Senate voted 96–2 on the nomination on Sep 6, 2011 (Nomination Confirmed). Bernice B. Donald (née Bouie; born September 17, 1951) is an American lawyer and former federal judge. She served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2011 to 2023. She previously served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 1995 to 2011.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
    112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    96–2 · Sep 6, 2011

Education

  • Memphis State University (now University of Memphis)B.A., 1974
  • Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawJ.D., 1979

Career

Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1979-1980; Staff attorney, Employment Law & Economic Development Unit, Memphis [Tennessee] Area Legal Services, 1980; Assistant public defender, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1980-82; Adjunct professor, Shelby State Community College, 1981-1984; Judge, Tennessee General Sessions Criminal Court, 1982-1988; Adjunct professor, Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), Humphreys School of Law, 1985-1988; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2004-2008

Biography

Bernice B. Donald (née Bouie; born September 17, 1951) is an American lawyer and former federal judge. She served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2011 to 2023. She previously served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 1995 to 2011.

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