Sheria Akins Clarke
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Born 1981.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 2, 2026
- Senate vote
- 52 to 38
- Confirmed
- May 19, 2026
- Commissioned
- Jun 18, 2026
Education
- A.A.S., Wake Technical Community College, 2001
- B.S., Liberty University, 2003
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 2006
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Ann Marie Calabria, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2006-2007
- Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2007
- Senior law clerk, Hon. Wanda G. Bryant, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2007-2009
- Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2009-2014
- Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi, 2014-2016
- Counsel, U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, chair of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2017
- Staff director, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2017-2019
- Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 2019-2021, 2024-2026
- Adjunct professor, Wofford College, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2021-2024;
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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