Jacqueline Becerra
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Senate vote
- 56 to 40
- Confirmed
- Feb 27, 2024
- Commissioned
- Feb 29, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2019-2024
Education
- B.A., University of Miami, 1991
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1994
Career
- Trial attorney, Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1997-1999
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1999-2004
- special counsel to the U.S. attorney, 2002-2004
- Legal research and writing instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 2001-2003
- Private practice, Miami, Florida, 2004-2018
- Adjunct professor, St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, 2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, November 6, 2023; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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