Elizabeth Lee Branch
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Born 1968.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 8, 2018
- Senate vote
- 73 to 23
- Confirmed
- Feb 27, 2018
- Commissioned
- Mar 19, 2018
Education
- B.A., Davidson College, 1990
- J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1994
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Owen Forrester, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1994-1996
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-2004, 2008-2012
- Associate general counsel for rules and legislation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2004-2005
- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 2005-2008
- special assistant to the administrator, 2005-2006
- counselor to the administrator, 2006-2008
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2012-2018
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, September 7, 2017; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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