Bernice Bouie Donald

b. 1951 · Desoto County, MS

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeJudgeWilliam J. Clinton (Democratic)Dec 26, 1995Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Sep 8, 2011
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Sep 8, 2011Retirement, Jan 20, 2023

Education

  • Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), B.A., 1974
  • Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 1979

Professional Career

Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1979-1980; Staff attorney, Employment Law & Economic Development Unit, Memphis [Tennessee] Area Legal Services, 1980; Assistant public defender, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1980-82; Adjunct professor, Shelby State Community College, 1981-1984; Judge, Tennessee General Sessions Criminal Court, 1982-1988; Adjunct professor, Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), Humphreys School of Law, 1985-1988; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2004-2008

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Tennessee, 1988-1995

Opinions on This Site

Showing 100 of 1,091 opinions from 2001 to 2019

External Links