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Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Born 1982.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 3, 2023
Senate vote
50 to 48
Confirmed
Jul 18, 2023
Commissioned
Jul 20, 2023

Education

  • A.B., Harvard University, 2004
  • J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 2008

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2008-2009
  • Law clerk, Hon. Margaret H. Marshall, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 2009-2010
  • Assistant attorney general, Government Bureau, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2010-2011
  • Law clerk, Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012
  • Legal director, Campaign to Reelect Sen. Sherrod Brown, Akron, Ohio, 2012
  • Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 2013-2015, 2019-2023
  • Adjunct professor, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2015, 2020, 2022
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2016-2019
  • Visiting professor, UniversidadCatólica del Uruguay, 2019

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, May 25, 2022; no Senate vote

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

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