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Sheryl Halle Lipman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Born 1963.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Appointed by: Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated: Jan 6, 2014
Senate vote: 95 to 0
Confirmed: Apr 30, 2014
Commissioned: May 1, 2014

Education

B.A., University of Michigan, 1984
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1987

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Julia S. Gibbons, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1987-1988
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1988-1991
Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1991-1995, 1997-1999
Memphis Race Relations and Diversity Institute, 1996-1997
director of programs, 1996
vice president, 1997
University of Memphis, 1999-2014
senior attorney, 1999-2002
university counsel, 2002-2014

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, August 1, 2013; no Senate vote

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

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