Whitney Downs Hermandorfer
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Born 1987.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 12, 2025
- Senate vote
- 46 to 42
- Confirmed
- Jul 14, 2025
- Commissioned
- Jul 17, 2025
Education
- B.A., Princeton University, 2009
- J.D., George Washington University Law School, 2015
Career
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2021-2023
- Law clerk, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2016-2017
- Law clerk, Hon. Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2017-2018
- Law clerk, Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 2018-2019
- Law clerk, Hon. Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021
- Adjunct professor, George Washington University Law School, 2023
- Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, 2023-2025
- assistant solicitor general, 2023-2024
- director, Strategic Litigation Unit, 2023-2025
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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