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Julie Rikelman

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

Confirmed 51 to 43Confirmed 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, 51 to 43
Confirmed
June 20, 2023
Commissioned
June 23, 2023
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1972, 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

  • Law clerk, Hon. Dana A. Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court, 1997-1998
  • Law clerk, Hon. Morton I. Greenberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1998-1999
  • Blackmun Fellow, Center for Reproductive Rights, New York City, 1999-2001
  • Private practice, Anchorage, Alaska, 2001-2004
  • Private practice, New York City, 2004-2006
  • NBC Universal, Inc., New York City, 2006-2011; litigation counsel, 2006-2008; senior litigation counsel, 2008-2011; vice president, litigation, 2011
  • Center for Reproductive Rights, New York City, 2011-2023; senior staff attorney, 2011-2012; U.S. litigation director, 2012-2023

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