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Provinzino, Laura Margarete
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 13, 2024, to a seat vacated by Wilhelmina Marie Wright. Confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 2024, and received commission on September 16, 2024.
Education:
Lewis and Clark College, B.A., 1998
University of Oxford, Balliol College, B.A., 2000
Yale Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Diana E. Murphy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2003-2004
Wellstone Legal Fellow, The Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004-2006
Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2006-2010
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 2010-2024
Project Safe Childhood Coordinator, 2012-2014
Human Trafficking Coordinator, 2014-2018
Deputy chief, Major Crimes, 2018-2022
Deputy chief, Violent and Major Crimes, 2022-2023
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons AUSA, 2023-2024