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Nagala, Sarala Vidya
Born 1983 in Oakes, ND
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Vanessa Lynne Bryant. Confirmed by the Senate on October 27, 2021, and received commission on November 2, 2021.
Education:
Stanford University, B.A., 2005
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Vanessa Lynne Bryant. Confirmed by the Senate on October 27, 2021, and received commission on November 2, 2021.
Education:
Stanford University, B.A., 2005
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Susan P. Graber, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008-2009
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2009-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 2012-2021; deputy chief, Major Crimes and National Security Unit, 2016-2017; deputy chief, Major Crimes Unit, 2017-2021
Visiting clinical lecturer in law (prosecution externship), Yale Law School, 2017-2019