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Education. Stanford University ( BA) Yale University ( JD) Holly Aiyisha Thomas (born 1979) [2] is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2018 to 2022.
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- 1979 (age 43–44), San Diego, California, U.S.
Jan 21, 2022 · Bloomberg Law reported Thomas was confirmed by the Senate in a 48-40 vote, making her the second Black woman to ever sit on the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Johnnie ...
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Oct 20, 2021 · 4 minute read. Judges. Jacqueline Thomsen. What You Need to Know. Holly Thomas appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as she's considered for a seat on the Ninth Circuit. Senate...
When U.S. Circuit Judge Holly A. Thomas was confirmed to her seat on the Ninth Circuit in January, she became just the second Black woman to serve on that appeals court and the first in California ...
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Jan 21, 2022 · (Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Holly A. Thomas to serve as the United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday. Since 2018, Judge Thomas has served as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. She is the first Black woman to be nominated to the Ninth Circuit in California. […]
Jan 20, 2022 · Majority Press. Published: 01.20.2022. Senate Confirms Holly Thomas to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Thomas becomes the second Black woman to ever serve on the Ninth Circuit, and the first from California.
Oct 20, 2021 · Since 2018, Thomas has served as a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court. From affirmative action to desegregation to Title IX, Judge Thomas has experience on a range of issues likely to come before her on the nation’s largest appellate court. She received her JD from Yale Law School and her BA, with Honors and Distinction, from Stanford ...
