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Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 2022

Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The Senate voted 52–48 on the nomination on Mar 31, 2022 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
    117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    52–48 · Mar 31, 2022

Education

  • Northwestern UniversityB.A., 1996
  • University of Michigan School of Social WorkM.S.W., 1998
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1999

Career

Law clerk, Hon. James B. Zagel, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2000-2002; Cooperating attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2002; Staff attorney, Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City, 2002-2003; Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003-2022; staff attorney, 2003-2015; managing attorney for impact litigation, 2015-2020; senior counsel, 2020-2022; Part-time instructor, Georgia State University College of Law, 2020-; Faculty, Emory Law School, 2020- ; adjunct professor, 2020-2021; lecturer, 2021-

Biography

Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty (born 1974) is an American lawyer from Georgia who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She previously was senior counsel for the Southern Center for Human Rights.

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