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Sheria Akins Clarke
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Sheria Akins Clarke serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 19, 2026 by a 52–38 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- May 19, 2026
- Senate vote
- 52–38
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1981
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaDonald J. Trump · May 19, 2026
Education
- Wake Technical Community CollegeA.A.S., 2001
- Liberty UniversityB.S., 2003
- University of North Carolina School of LawJ.D., 2006
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Ann Marie Calabria, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2006-2007; Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2007; Senior law clerk, Hon. Wanda G. Bryant, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2007-2009; Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2009-2014; Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi, 2014-2016; Counsel, U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, chair of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2017; Staff director, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2017-2019; Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 2019-2021, 2024-2026; Adjunct professor, Wofford College, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2021-2024;
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