Senate Confirms Donald to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
By On September 6, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Bernice Bouie Donald, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The vote was 96-2; Senators David Vitter and Jim DeMint voted against the nomination. Here are some quick facts relating to the newest member of the Sixth Circuit:
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Age 59.
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Continuously served as a judge in Tennessee since 1982.
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Attended law school at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1975-1979).
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Attended Memphis State University (1969-1974).
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First African-American woman to be elected as a judge in Tennessee (1982-1988), serve as a bankruptcy court judge (Western District of Tennessee, 1988-1995), and sit as a U.S. district judge in her state.
Once Judge Donald is sworn in sometime during the next four to six weeks, the Sixth Circuit will be up to its capacity of 16 judges, comprised of nine nominated by Republican presidents and seven nominated by Democrat presidents.
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