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Rudofsky, Lee Philip
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on July 8, 2019, to a seat vacated by J. Leon Holmes. Confirmed by the Senate on November 7, 2019, and received commission on November 8, 2019.
Education:
Cornell University, B.S., 2001
Cornell University, M.P.A., 2002
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Robert Cordy, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 2005-2006
Law clerk, Hon. Andrew Kleinfeld, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006-2007
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2007-2009, 2010-2012, 2013-2014
Adjunct professor, George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School), 2009
Private practice, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2009
Deputy general counsel and acting general counsel, Steve Polzner for Governor, Sacramento, California, 2010
Deputy general counsel and director of legal election day operations, Mitt Romney for President, 2012
Walmart, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014-2015, 2018-2019; assistant general counsel, 2014-2015; senior director, Global Anti-Corruption Compliance Team, 2018-2019
Solicitor general, State of Arkansas, 2015-2018
Adjunct professor, University of Arkansas School of Law, 2017-