U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 73–23 on February 27, 2018
- B.A., Davidson College 1990
- J.D., Emory University School of Law 1994
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Owen Forrester, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1994-1996
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-2004, 2008-2012
- Associate general counsel for rules and legislation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2004-2005
- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 2005-2008; special assistant to the administrator, 2005-2006; counselor to the administrator, 2006-2008
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2012-2018
Democrats who opposed her confirmation:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Booker (D-NJ), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Duckworth (D-IL), Gillibrand (D-NY), Harris (D-CA), Heinrich (D-NM), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murphy (D-CT), Murray (D-WA), Peters (D-MI), Reed (D-RI), Sanders (I-VT), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Stabenow (D-MI), Udall (D-NM), Warren (D-MA), Wyden (D-OR)