DeAndrea Gist Benjamin
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Born 1972.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 53 to 44
- Confirmed
- Feb 9, 2023
- Commissioned
- Feb 21, 2023
Education
- B.A., Winthrop University, 1994
- J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1997
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. L. Casey Manning, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1997-1998
- Assistant solicitor, Juvenile/Family Court Division, Fifth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1998-1999
- Assistant attorney general, State of South Carolina, 1999-2001
- Member, South Carolina Board of Juvenile Parole, 2001-2004
- vice chair, 2002-2003
- Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina, 2001-2011
- Judge, City of Columbia [South Carolina] Municipal Court, 2004-2011
- Judge, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 2011-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, September 6, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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