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Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Mar 31, 2022 by a 52–48 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Mar 31, 2022
- Senate vote
- 52–48
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1974
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaJoseph R. Biden · Mar 31, 2022
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., 1996
- University of Michigan School of Social WorkM.S.W., 1998
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1999
Career
Law clerk, Hon. James B. Zagel, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2000-2002; Cooperating attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2002; Staff attorney, Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City, 2002-2003; Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003-2022; staff attorney, 2003-2015; managing attorney for impact litigation, 2015-2020; senior counsel, 2020-2022; Part-time instructor, Georgia State University College of Law, 2020-; Faculty, Emory Law School, 2020- ; adjunct professor, 2020-2021; lecturer, 2021-
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