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Holly Aiyisha Thomas
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Holly Aiyisha Thomas serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Jan 20, 2022 by a 48–40 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Jan 20, 2022
- Senate vote
- 48–40
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1979
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Jan 20, 2022
Education
- Stanford UniversityA.B., 2000
- Yale UniversityJ.D., 2004
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Kim McLane Wardlaw, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005; Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2005-2010; Liman Fellow, 2005-2006; Senior attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2015; Special counsel to the solicitor general, State of New York, 2015-2016; Deputy director of executive programs, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, 2016-2018; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2018-2022; Judge pro tem, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2021
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