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Nancy Gbana Abudu

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 49 to 47Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Nominated
January 3, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Not published yet
Committee action
Reported (favorably), February 9, 2023
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 49 to 47
Confirmed
May 18, 2023
Commissioned
May 26, 2023
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1974, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, New York City, 1999-2001
  • Extern, Legal Aid Society of New York, New York City, 2001
  • Staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002-2004
  • Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
  • Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005-2013; staff attorney, 2005-2009; senior staff counsel, 2009-2013
  • Legal director, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami, Florida, 2013-2018
  • Deputy legal director, Southern Poverty Law Center, Decatur, Georgia, 2019-2023; director of strategic litigation, 2021-2023

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