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Austin, Jacquelyn Denise
Born 1966 in Sumter, SC
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on November 6, 2023, to a seat vacated by Julianna Michelle Childs. Confirmed by the Senate on January 24, 2024, and received commission on January 29, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2011-2024
Education:
University of South Carolina, B.S.E.E., 1989
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on November 6, 2023, to a seat vacated by Julianna Michelle Childs. Confirmed by the Senate on January 24, 2024, and received commission on January 29, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2011-2024
Education:
University of South Carolina, B.S.E.E., 1989
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1996-1997
Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 1997-2011