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Sheria Akins Clarke

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Sheria Akins Clarke serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 19, 2026 by a 52–38 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
May 19, 2026
Senate vote
52–38
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1981

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaDonald J. Trump · May 19, 2026

Education

  • Wake Technical Community CollegeA.A.S., 2001
  • Liberty UniversityB.S., 2003
  • University of North Carolina School of LawJ.D., 2006

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Ann Marie Calabria, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2006-2007; Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2007; Senior law clerk, Hon. Wanda G. Bryant, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2007-2009; Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2009-2014; Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi, 2014-2016; Counsel, U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, chair of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2017; Staff director, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2017-2019; Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 2019-2021, 2024-2026; Adjunct professor, Wofford College, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2021-2024;

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