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Elizabeth Wilson Hanes
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Elizabeth Wilson Hanes serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Aug 2, 2022 by a 59–37 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Aug 2, 2022
- Senate vote
- 59–37
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1978
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaJoseph R. Biden · Aug 2, 2022
Education
- University of RichmondB.A., 2000
- University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law)J.D., 2007
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2007-2008; Law clerk, Hon. Robert B. King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2008-2009; Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Virginia, 2009-2016; Adjunct professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014-2016; Adjunct professor, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, 2014, 2017; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 2016-2020
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