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Sarala Vidya Nagala

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Born 1983.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jun 15, 2021
Senate vote
52 to 46
Confirmed
Oct 27, 2021
Commissioned
Nov 2, 2021

Education

  • B.A., Stanford University, 2005
  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2008

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Susan P. Graber, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008-2009
  • Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2009-2012
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 2012-2021
  • deputy chief, Major Crimes and National Security Unit, 2016-2017
  • deputy chief, Major Crimes Unit, 2017-2021
  • Visiting clinical lecturer in law (prosecution externship), Yale Law School, 2017-2019

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

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