Doris Lenea Pryor
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Born 1977.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 25, 2022
- Senate vote
- 60 to 31
- Confirmed
- Dec 5, 2022
- Commissioned
- Dec 9, 2022
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2018-2022
Education
- B.S., University of Central Arkansas, 1999
- J.D., Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law), 2003
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Lavenski R. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Leon Holmes, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2004-2005
- Deputy public defender, Miller County, Arkansas, 2005-2006
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 2006-2018
- national security chief, 2014-2018
- Adjunct professor, Indiana University McKinney School of Law, 2015
- Instructor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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