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Stranch, Jane Branstetter
Born 1953 in Nashville, TN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Barack Obama on August 6, 2009, to a seat vacated by Martha Craig Daughtrey. Confirmed by the Senate on September 13, 2010, and received commission on September 15, 2010. Assumed senior status on July 14, 2025.
Education:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1975
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Barack Obama on August 6, 2009, to a seat vacated by Martha Craig Daughtrey. Confirmed by the Senate on September 13, 2010, and received commission on September 15, 2010. Assumed senior status on July 14, 2025.
Education:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1975
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1978-2010