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Abudu, Nancy Gbana
Born 1974 in Alexandria, VA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Beverly Baldwin Martin. Confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 2023, and received commission on May 26, 2023.
Education:
Columbia University, B.A., 1996
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Beverly Baldwin Martin. Confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 2023, and received commission on May 26, 2023.
Education:
Columbia University, B.A., 1996
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1999-2001
Extern, Legal Aid Society of New York, New York City, 2001
Staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002-2004
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005-2013; staff attorney, 2005-2009; senior staff counsel, 2009-2013
Legal director, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami, Florida, 2013-2018
Deputy legal director, Southern Poverty Law Center, Decatur, Georgia, 2019-2023; director of strategic litigation, 2021-2023
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, January 10, 2022; no Senate vote