Halil Suleyman Ozerden

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Born 1966.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Appointed by: George W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated: Jan 9, 2007
Senate vote: 95 to 0
Confirmed: Apr 24, 2007
Commissioned: May 1, 2007

Education

B.S., Georgetown University, 1989
J.D., Stanford Law School, 1998

Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1989-1995
Law clerk, Hon. Eldon E. Fallon, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1998-1999
Private practice, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1999-2007

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, September 5, 2006; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, June 24, 2019; no Senate vote

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

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