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Benjamin, DeAndrea Gist
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Henry Franklin Floyd. Confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2023, and received commission on February 21, 2023.
Education:
Winthrop University, B.A., 1994
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1997
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. L. Casey Manning, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1997-1998
Assistant solicitor, Juvenile/Family Court Division, Fifth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1998-1999
Assistant attorney general, State of South Carolina, 1999-2001
Member, South Carolina Board of Juvenile Parole, 2001-2004; vice chair, 2002-2003
Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina, 2001-2011
Judge, City of Columbia [South Carolina] Municipal Court, 2004-2011
Judge, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 2011-2023
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, September 6, 2022; no Senate vote