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Bloomekatz, Rachel Sarah
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Ransey Guy Cole, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on July 18, 2023, and received commission on July 20, 2023.
Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 2004
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2008-2009
Law clerk, Hon. Margaret H. Marshall, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 2009-2010
Assistant attorney general, Government Bureau, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2010-2011
Law clerk, Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012
Legal director, Campaign to Reelect Sen. Sherrod Brown, Akron, Ohio, 2012
Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 2013-2015, 2019-2023
Adjunct professor, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2015, 2020, 2022
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2016-2019
Visiting professor, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, 2019
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, May 25, 2022; no Senate vote