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Leslie Abrams Gardner (née Leslie Joyce Abrams; born December 6, 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Prior to being appointed to the bench, she was an assistant United States attorney.
- Education and Early Life
- Professional Career
- Judicial Career
- Awards and Associations
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Gardner earned her B.A. from Brown University in 1997 and her J.D.from Yale University School of Law in 2002.
2010-2014: Assistant United States attorney, Northern District of Georgia2007-2010:Attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLP2006-2007:Attorney, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP2003-2006:Attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLPPossible Joe Biden nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court
On January 27, 2022, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officially announced he would retire at the start of the court's summer recess, which typically took place in late June or early July. NBC News had previously reported the retirement on January 26. On February 15, Biden announced he would nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Joe Biden(D) did not announce a list of nominees he was considering. During the retirement announcement, Biden said that: "The person I will nom...
Middle District of Georgia
Leslie Joyce Abrams was nominated by President Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on March 11, 2014. The vacancy was created when Willie Sands took senior status on April 12, 2014. Abrams was rated Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified by the American Bar Association. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for Abrams on May 13, 2014. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported Abrams to the full Senateon June 19, 2014, on a voice vote....
Awards
1. 2013:United States Attorney's Award for Performance as a Community Outreach Coordinator 2. 2012:Young Leaders Conference, Council for Italy and the United States 3. 2007:Selected for LEAD Atlanta Class of 2007 4. 1999:Earl Warren Legal Training Fellowship 5. 1997-1998:Rackham Merit Fellowship 6. 1996:Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers Fellowship 7. 1995:Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship
Associations
1. 2012-Present:Board of trustees, Central United Methodist Church 2. 2011-2013:Barrister, American Inns of Court, Bleckley Inn 3. 2008-2010:Board of directors, YWCA of the National Capital Area 1. 1.1. 2009-2010:Secretary 1. 2008-2010:Associate trustee, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 2. 1996-Present:Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Biography of Judge Gardner from the Federal Judicial CenterThe White House, "President Obama Nominates Leslie Joyce Abrams to Serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia," March 11, 201425. Mai 2018 · Leslie J. Abrams was a U.S. attorney until she was nominated by President Barack Obama for a federal judgeship in Georgia’s Middle District. Her sister, Stacey, could possibly upset the...
- Michael Harriot
31. Dez. 2020 · U.S. District Court Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner is the sister of Stacey Abrams, and ruled on a voter-registration case that was very similar to another case before a different district court...
Gardner, Leslie Abrams. Born 1974 in Madison, WI Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Nominated by Barack Obama on March 11, 2014, to a seat vacated by W. Louis Sands. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2014, and received commission on November 20, 2014. Served as chief judge, 2024-present.
22. Nov. 2014 · Position: U.S. District Judge. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
11. März 2014 · WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama today nominated Leslie Joyce Abrams, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Atlanta and the sister of House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, for a federal District Court...
