J. Michelle Childs

American judge

Julianna Michelle Childs (born March 24, 1966), known professionally as J. Michelle Childs, is an American politician and lawyer. She is the United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina since 2010.

J. Michelle Childs
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingDavid S. Tatel
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Assumed office
August 20, 2010
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byG. Ross Anderson
Judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
In office
2006–2010
Appointed bySouth Carolina General Assembly
Personal details
Born
Julianna Michelle Childs

(1966-03-24) March 24, 1966 (age 58)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse(s)Floyd Angus
EducationUniversity of South Florida (BA)
University of South Carolina (MA, JD)
Duke University (LLM)

In December 2021, President Joe Biden nominated her to be the Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[1]

In January 2022, the White House said that Childs was one of the possible candidates to replace Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court.[2][3]

References

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  1. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 10, 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Raymond, Nate (January 28, 2022). "Judge Childs being considered for Supreme Court nomination". Reuters.
  3. Gresko, Jessica; Long, Colleen (January 27, 2022). "Who's who among some possible top Supreme Court contenders". AP News. Retrieved January 30, 2022.