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Whitney Downs Hermandorfer
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Whitney Downs Hermandorfer serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jul 14, 2025 by a 46–42 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Jul 14, 2025
- Senate vote
- 46–42
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1987
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Jul 14, 2025
Education
- Princeton UniversityB.A., 2009
- George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 2015
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2021-2023; Law clerk, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2016-2017; Law clerk, Hon. Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2017-2018; Law clerk, Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 2018-2019; Law clerk, Hon. Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021; Adjunct professor, George Washington University Law School, 2023; Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, 2023-2025; assistant solicitor general, 2023-2024; director, Strategic Litigation Unit, 2023-2025
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