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Pérez, Myrna

Born 1974 in San Antonio, TX

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Denny Chin. Confirmed by the Senate on October 25, 2021, and received commission on November 12, 2021.

Education:
Yale College, B.A., 1996
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P., 1998
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2003

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2003-2004
Law clerk, Hon. Julio Fuentes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004-2005
Civil rights fellow in private practice, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006
Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 2006-2021
     Counsel, 2006-2011
     Senior counsel, 2011-2013
     Deputy director, Democracy Program, 2013-2019
     Director, Voting Rights and Elections Project, 2013-2019
     Director, Voting Rights and Elections Program, 2019-2021
Adjunct career counselor, Columbia Law School Public Interest Legal Center, 2007-
Adjunct professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, 2013-2015
Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2016-2018, 2020-2021