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Doris Lenea Pryor (born 1977) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States magistrate judge for the Southern District of Indiana from 2018 to 2022.
Dec 7, 2022 · Doris Pryor will be only the third Black judge to serve on a court dominated by white men since the 7th Circuit held its first session in 1891.
Dec 6, 2022 · Doris Pryor, IU grad, will be the first Black judge from Indiana to join Seventh Circuit. Southern District of Indiana magistrate judge and Indiana University grad Doris L. Pryor made history...
Dec 6, 2022 · The Senate voted 60-31 to elevate U.S. Magistrate Judge Doris Pryor to the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as Democrats push forward with fulfilling President Joe Biden's pledge...
Judge Pryor was nominated by President Joseph Biden on May 25, 2022, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 5, 2022. Judge Pryor is the first Black jurist from the state of Indiana to serve on the Seventh Circuit.
May 25, 2022 · Doris L. Pryor is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on May 25, 2022, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 5, 2022, by a vote of 60-31.
Dec 5, 2022 · The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Doris Pryor to the 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals in a bipartisan 60-31 vote Monday evening, making her the first woman of color from Indiana to sit on the Chicago-based appellate court.
