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Patricia Tolliver Giles

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Born 1973.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jul 13, 2021
Senate vote
68 to 27
Confirmed
Oct 26, 2021
Commissioned
Nov 1, 2021

Education

  • B.A., University of Virginia, 1995
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1998

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Gerald Bruce Lee, Virginia Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1998
  • Law clerk, Hon. Gerald Bruce Lee, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1998-2000
  • Private practice, Reston, Virginia, 2000-2003
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 2003-2021
  • Major Crimes Unit, 2003-2019
  • managing assistant U.S. attorney, Alexandria Division, 2019-2021
  • Assistant professorial lecturer, Forensic Sciences Department, George Washington University, 2006-2008

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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