Nancy Gbana Abudu
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 49 to 47
- Confirmed
- May 18, 2023
- Commissioned
- May 26, 2023
Education
- B.A., Columbia University, 1996
- J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1999
Career
- Private practice, New York City, 1999-2001
- Extern, Legal Aid Society of New York, New York City, 2001
- Staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002-2004
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
- Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005-2013
- staff attorney, 2005-2009
- senior staff counsel, 2009-2013
- Legal director, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami, Florida, 2013-2018
- Deputy legal director, Southern Poverty Law Center, Decatur, Georgia, 2019-2023
- director of strategic litigation, 2021-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, January 10, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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