Elizabeth Wilson Hanes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Born 1978.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 19, 2022
- Senate vote
- 59 to 37
- Confirmed
- Aug 2, 2022
- Commissioned
- Aug 5, 2022
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2020-2022
Education
- B.A., University of Richmond, 2000
- J.D., University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law), 2007
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2007-2008
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert B. King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2008-2009
- Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Virginia, 2009-2016
- Adjunct professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014-2016
- Adjunct professor, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, 2014, 2017
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 2016-2020
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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