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Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 11, 2011 by a 96–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 11, 2011
- Senate vote
- 96–0
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1960
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaBarack Obama · May 11, 2011
Education
- Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania)B.A., 1982
- North Carolina Central University School of LawJ.D., 1985
Career
U.S. Navy, JAG Corps, 1985-1990; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Virginia, 1990-1991; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-2005; U.S. Naval Reserve, JAG Corps, 1992-2005; Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Virginia, 2005-2011; supervisory assistant federal public defender, 2006-2011
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