Obama Nominates Judge Bernice Bouie Donald for US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

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Bernice Bouie Donald, Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Nominated by William J. Clinton on December 7, 1995
Secretary, American Bar Association
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Barack H. Obama on December 1, 2010
59 Years Old

"Judge Donald was born and raised in Desoto County, Mississippi. In the 1960s, Judge Donald was one of the first students to integrate Olive Branch High School. In 1974, she graduated from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) and in 1979 she received her law degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at Memphis State University.

After graduating from law school, Judge Donald worked briefly as a sole practitioner before accepting a position as a staff attorney at Memphis Area Legal Services, where she provided legal assistance to low-income individuals. In 1981, she joined the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office. In 1982, Judge Donald was elected to serve as a judge on the Court of General Sessions in Shelby County, making her the first female African-American judge in the history of Tennessee. In 1988, she became the first female African-American federal bankruptcy judge in the nation when she was appointed to that position by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/president-obama-nominates-judge-bernice-bouie-donald-united-states-court

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1. Anyone know more about her?

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2. Local press article here:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/01/president-obama-nominates-judge-bernice-donald-fed/

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3. Bio on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernice_B._Donald

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4. sounds good. i'm amazed.

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5. An apparent plus from the links in this thread. nt

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6. she has a very good reputation among lawyers in Memphis n/t

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7. Thanks guys