Benita Yalonda Pearson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 3, 2009
- Senate vote
- 56 to 39
- Confirmed
- Dec 21, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec 27, 2010
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2008-2010
Education
- B.S., Georgetown University, 1985
- J.D., Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1995
Career
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995-1996, 1998-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. John Manos, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996-1998
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 2000-2008
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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