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Becerra, Jacqueline

Born 1970 in Miami Beach, FL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by Marcia G. Cooke. Confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 2024, and received commission on February 29, 2024.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2019-2024

Education:
University of Miami, B.A., 1991
Yale Law School, J.D., 1994

Professional Career:

Trial attorney, Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1997-1999
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1999-2004; special counsel to the U.S. attorney, 2002-2004
Legal research and writing instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 2001-2003
Private practice, Miami, Florida, 2004-2018
Adjunct professor, St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, 2023

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, November 6, 2023; no Senate vote