Draft:Karla M. Campbell
Karla M. Campbell | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Karla Marie Campbell[1] 1979 (age 44–45) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Karla Marie Campbell (born 1979)[2] is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Education[edit]
Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2008.[3]
Career[edit]
From 2002 to 2004, she was a volunteer with the Peace Corps.[2] From 2008 to 2009, Campbell was an attorney at the law firm Watson & Renner in Washington, D.C. From 2010 to 2011, she served as a law clerk for Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 2009, she joined the law firm Stranch Jennings & Garvey PLLC in Nashville, Tennessee as an associate, where she focused on labor laws, including improper pay, workplace harassment, employment discrimination, wrongful termination. and ERISA trust funds law[4] she became a partner in 2015, and has served as of counsel since 2022.[3]
Nomination to court of appeals[edit]
On May 23, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Campbell to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.[5] Senator Marsha Blackburn objected to her nomination because of the level of consultation.[6] On June 4, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Campbell to the seat being vacated by Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch, who will assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[7] On June 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References[edit]
- ^ "Board of Professional Responsibility". www.tbpr.org.
- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Fiftieth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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- ^ Volume 6 Symposium 2018: The Modern Workplace: Contemporary Legal Issues in Employment & Labor Law (Report). Belmont Law Review. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Mealins, Evan (May 23, 2024). "Biden to nominate Nashville attorney for Sixth Circuit federal appeals court". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Raymond, Nate. "Biden nominates US appellate judge's daughter to join same court". Reuters. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 19, 2024.
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