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AliKhan, Loren Linn
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 4, 2023, to a seat vacated by Amy Berman Jackson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 2023, and received commission on December 13, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2022-2023
Education:
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, A.A., 2001
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, B.A., 2003
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2006
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Louis H. Pollak, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2006-2007
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2007-2008
Bristow Fellow, U.S. Department of Justice, 2008-2009
Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia, 2009
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2010-2013
Office of the Solicitor General, District of Columbia, 2013-2018; deputy solicitor general, 2013-2017; acting solicitor general, 2017-2018
Solicitor general, District of Columbia, 2018-2022
On December 5, 2023, Vice President Kamala D. Harris voted yea to break a tie when the Senate voted 50-50 on confirmation of the nomination.