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Kidd, Embry Jerode
Born 1983 in Birmingham, AL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 14, 2024, to a seat vacated by Charles R. Wilson. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2024, and received commission on January 2, 2025.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2019-2025
Education:
Emory University, B.A., 2005
Yale Law School, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 14, 2024, to a seat vacated by Charles R. Wilson. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2024, and received commission on January 2, 2025.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2019-2025
Education:
Emory University, B.A., 2005
Yale Law School, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2008-2009
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2009-2014
Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Florida, 2014-2019
Adjunct professor, Florida A&M University College of Law, 2022-2024