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Teeter, Holly Lou

Born 1979 in Kansas City, KS

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by Kathryn Hoefer Vratil. Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2018, and received commission on August 3, 2018.

Education:
University of Kansas School of Engineering, B.S., 2002
University of Oxford, Diploma in Legal Studies, 2003
University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2006

Professional Career:

Patent law clerk, Los Alamos National Security LLC, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 2006-2007
Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 2007-2011
Law clerk, Hon. Carlos Murguia, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 2011-2013
Law clerk, Hon. Brian C. Wimes, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, 2013-2016
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Missouri, 2016-2018

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, August 3, 2017; no Senate vote