Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Senior status. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Senate vote
- 96 to 0
- Confirmed
- May 11, 2011
- Commissioned
- May 12, 2011
- Senior status
- May 13, 2026
Education
- B.A., Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania), 1982
- J.D., North Carolina Central University School of Law, 1985
Career
- U.S. Navy, JAG Corps, 1985-1990
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Virginia, 1990-1991
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-2005
- U.S. Naval Reserve, JAG Corps, 1992-2005
- Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Virginia, 2005-2011
- supervisory assistant federal public defender, 2006-2011
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, December 1, 2010; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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