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Berner, Nicole Gina
Born 1965 in Woking, England
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by Diana Jane Gribbon Motz. Confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 2024, and received commission on March 19, 2024.
Education:
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1988
University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, M.P.P., 1996
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by Diana Jane Gribbon Motz. Confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 2024, and received commission on March 19, 2024.
Education:
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1988
University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, M.P.P., 1996
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Betty Binns Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1996-1997
Law clerk, Hon. Thelton E. Henderson, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1997-1998
Private practice, Jerusalem, Israel, 1999-2000
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2004
Staff attorney, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Washington, D.C., 2004-2006
Service Employees International Union, Washington, D.C., 2006-2024; associate general counsel, 2006-2014; deputy general counsel, 2014-2017; general counsel (on full-time retainer from law firm), 2017-2024
Adjunct professor, Vanderbilt Law School, 2023-2024
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, November 27, 2023; no Senate vote