Английская Википедия:Britt Grant
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Britt Cagle Grant (born February 1, 1978) is an American attorney and judge who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Early life and legal career
Grant was born Elizabeth Britt Cagle[1] in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia. Grant attended high school at The Westminster Schools. She studied English literature and politics at Wake Forest University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in 2000.[2]
From 2000 to 2004, Grant worked for then-Congressman Nathan Deal in Washington, D.C., and served in various roles in the administration of President George W. Bush.[2] She then attended Stanford Law School, where she was a managing editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law and a senior articles editor of the Stanford Law and Policy Review. Grant also served as president of the school's Federalist Society chapter. She graduated with a Juris Doctor with distinction in 2007.
Grant was a law clerk to then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2007 to 2008.[3][4] From 2008 to 2012, Grant was in private practice at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis. From 2012 to 2014, she was an attorney for legal policy in the Office of the Georgia Attorney General.[1]
State Solicitor General and appointment to state Supreme Court
From 2015 to 2017, Grant was Solicitor General for the State of Georgia.[5] On January 1, 2017, Governor Nathan Deal appointed her to a seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia.[3] On November 17, 2017, Grant was named by President Donald Trump as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.[6] On August 3, 2018, her service on the state supreme court was terminated when she was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[7]
Federal judicial service
On April 10, 2018, President Trump nominated Grant to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[8] She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Julie E. Carnes, who assumed senior status on June 18, 2018.[9] On May 23, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On July 19, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[11] On July 30, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–44 vote.[12] On July 31, 2018, Grant was confirmed by a 52–46 vote.[13] She received her judicial commission on August 3, 2018.[7]
In November 2020, Grant wrote for the divided panel majority when it found that a municipality's ban on minor conversion therapy violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[14][15]
Personal life
She is married to Justin G. Grant, who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. They have three children.[16]
Electoral history
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See also
References
External links
- Шаблон:FJC Bio
- Шаблон:Ballotpedia
- Contributor profile from the Federalist Society
- Profile at the Supreme Court of Georgia
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Committee on the Judiciary, "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Georgia Supreme Court biography of Britt C. Grant.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:FJC Bio
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Nominations Sent to the Senate Today, White House, April 10, 2018
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 23, 2018
- ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
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