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Hermandorfer, Whitney Downs

Born 1987 in Clearwater, FL

Federal Judicial Service:
Confirmed as Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on May 12, 2025, to a seat to be vacated by Jane Branstetter Stranch. Confirmed by the Senate on July 14, 2025. Commission not yet received.

Education:
Princeton University, B.A., 2009
George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2015

Professional Career:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2021-2023
Law clerk, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2016-2017
Law clerk, Hon. Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2017-2018
Law clerk, Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 2018-2019
Law clerk, Hon. Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021
Adjunct professor, George Washington University Law School, 2023
Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, 2023-2025; assistant solicitor general, 2023-2024; director, Strategic Litigation Unit, 2023-2025