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Immergut, Karin Johanna

Born 1960 in Brooklyn, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Anna J. Brown. Confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2019, and received commission on August 5, 2019.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2024-present

Education:
Amherst College, B.A., 1982
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1987

Professional Career:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1987-1988
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1988-1994; deputy chief, Narcotics Section, 1992-1994; chief, Training Section, 1994
Private practice, Burlington, Vermont, 1994-1996
Deputy district attorney, Drug Unit and Fraud Section, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1996-1998, 1998-2001
Associate independent counsel, Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, 1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Oregon, 2001-2003
U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, 2003-2009
Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County, 2009-2019

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, June 11, 2018; no Senate vote