Biden nominates Michigan U.S. District Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis to appeals bench
Just two years after joining the U.S. District Court bench in Michigan's Eastern District, Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis was named Wednesday by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, based in Cincinnati.
Davis, if confirmed by the U.S. Senate, would become the second Black woman to serve on the 6th Circuit and the first from Michigan. The court handles federal court appeals arising from Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
She currently serves at the U.S. Courthouse in Flint.
Davis grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and graduated from Washington University Law School in 1992. From 1997 to 2016, she worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit, including as executive assistant U.S. attorney from 2010 to 2015.
She became a federal magistrate in Flint in 2016 and was nominated to U.S. District Court by former President Donald Trump. The Senate confirmed her and she was commissioned and sworn in on Dec. 31, 2019.
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At the time, she said: "Serving the cause of justice has been my life's work and I appreciate the trust that has been placed in me. I will diligently apply the law and honor the humanity of all who appear before me."
The White House put out a statement Wednesday indicating that Biden considers Davis "extraordinarily qualified, experienced and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution."
Biden has nominated 84 people for federal judicial positions since taking office a year ago.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Stephanie Dawkins Davis nominated to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
