Holly Aiyisha Thomas
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1979.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 20, 2021
- Senate vote
- 48 to 40
- Confirmed
- Jan 20, 2022
- Commissioned
- Jan 24, 2022
Education
- A.B., Stanford University, 2000
- J.D., Yale University, 2004
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Kim McLane Wardlaw, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005
- Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2005-2010
- Liman Fellow, 2005-2006
- Senior attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2015
- Special counsel to the solicitor general, State of New York, 2015-2016
- Deputy director of executive programs, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, 2016-2018
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2018-2022
- Judge pro tem, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2021
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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