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Mizelle, Kathryn Kimball
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 8, 2020, to a seat vacated by Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2020, and received commission on November 20, 2020.
Education:
Covenant College, B.A., 2009
University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, J.D., 2012
Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 2019
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. James S. Moody, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2012-2013
Law clerk, Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2013-2014
Trial attorney, Southern Criminal Enforcement Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2014-2017
Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia (on detail), 2014-2015
Counsel to the associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice (on detail), 2017-2018
Law clerk, Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2018
Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2018-2019
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2019-2020
Adjunct professor, University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law, 2020