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Sarala Vidya Nagala

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Sarala Vidya Nagala serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Oct 27, 2021 by a 52–46 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Oct 27, 2021
Senate vote
52–46
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1983

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ConnecticutJoseph R. Biden · Oct 27, 2021

Education

  • Stanford UniversityB.A., 2005
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 2008

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

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