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Doris Lenea Pryor

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Doris Lenea Pryor serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 5, 2022 by a 60–31 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Dec 5, 2022
Senate vote
60–31
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1977

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Dec 5, 2022

Education

  • University of Central ArkansasB.S., 1999
  • Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)J.D., 2003

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Lavenski R. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2003-2004; Law clerk, Hon. J. Leon Holmes, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2004-2005; Deputy public defender, Miller County, Arkansas, 2005-2006; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 2006-2018; national security chief, 2014-2018; Adjunct professor, Indiana University McKinney School of Law, 2015; Instructor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022

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