Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Senate vote
- 52 to 48
- Confirmed
- Mar 31, 2022
- Commissioned
- Apr 8, 2022
Education
- B.A., Northwestern University, 1996
- M.S.W., University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1998
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1999
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. James B. Zagel, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2000-2002
- Cooperating attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2002
- Staff attorney, Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City, 2002-2003
- Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003-2022
- staff attorney, 2003-2015
- managing attorney for impact litigation, 2015-2020
- senior counsel, 2020-2022
- Part-time instructor, Georgia State University College of Law, 2020-
- Faculty, Emory Law School, 2020-
- adjunct professor, 2020-2021
- lecturer, 2021-
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, September 30, 2021; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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