J. Michelle Childs
| J. Michelle Childs | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Station: | Greenville, SC |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 08/05/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | George Anderson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | March 24, 1966 |
| Home State: | Detroit, MI |
| Bachelors: | U. of South Florida, B.A., 1984 |
| Law School: | U. of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1991 |
| Grad. School: | U. of South Carolina, M.A., 1991 |
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J. Michelle Childs (b. March 24, 1966) is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2010.
Early life and education
Childs received her B.S. degree from the University of South Florida in 1984, her M.A. degree from the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business in 1991 and her J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law 1991. [1]
Professional career
- At-large member of the Circuit Courts in South Carolina and the Chief Administrative Judge for the Court of General Sessions.
- Associate with the law firm Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP, 1991 - 2000
- Partner with Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP, 2000
- Deputy Director for the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s Division of Labor, 2000 - 2002
- Commissioner with the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2002 - 2006 [1]
- Joined the South Carolina Circuit Courts, 2006 - 2010 [2][3]
- The Business Court Judge for Richland County, South Carolina, 2007 - 2010 [4]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
Judge Childs was nominated for a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina by President Obama on December 22, 2009.[5] The President said she would be an "esteemed addition to the federal bench for the people of South Carolina". [2]
Childs received a rating of "Unanimously Well Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [6]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Childs had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 16, 2010. [7] She was reported to the Senate on May 6, 2010
Childs was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2010. [8]
Notable cases
Awards and associations
- The American Bar Association (Fellow, 2001-present; House of Delegates, 2006-present; Commissioner, Commission on Mental and Physical Disabilities, 2003-06; Chair, YLD Minorities in the Profession Committee, 2001-02)
- South Carolina Bar (Board of Governors, 2002-04; President, Young Lawyers Division, 2001-02; Chair, Employment and Labor Law Section, 2000-01; Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1996; House of Delegates, 1996-00, 2002-present)
- South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, (Board of Directors, 1999-01)
- Midlands Regional Authority for Conventions and Tourism (Board of Directors, 2000-06)
- Columbia Urban League (Board Member, 2000-06)
- John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court (Chair, 2002-03)
- South Carolina Industry Liaison Group (President, 2000)
- Richland County Bar Association (Board of Directors, Public Defender’s Office, 1997-2000)
- South Carolina Black Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1995)
- Columbia Lawyers Association (President, 1994).
- University of South Carolina’s Compleat Lawyer Award, Silver Medallion (1997)
- Richland County Bar Association’s Civic Star Award (1999)
- American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Star of the Quarter Award (1999)
- University of South Carolina Outstanding Alumni Award (2000)
- Columbia Urban League SHEROES Award (2002)
- National Bar Association Junius W. Williams Young Lawyers Division Award (2002)
- "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell (2002)
- American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Affiliate Leader Award (2002)
- the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2005)
- John M. McFadden Benjamin E. Mays Leadership Academy Award (2005)
- Named one of the "Top 20 under 40" successful persons in South Carolina by The State newspaper [1]
See also
External links
- Judge Childs Biography from the South Carolina Judicial Department
- J. Michelle Childs Biography from Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Childs Biography from the South Carolina Judicial Department
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Judge J. Michelle Childs, Richard Mark Gergel to District Court Bench for the District of South Carolina", December 22, 2009
- ↑ Chief Judges for Administrative Purposes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department "Re: Designation of Business Court Judges", August 20, 2010
- ↑ J. Michelle Childs Biography from Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Meeting Notice, April 16, 2010
- ↑ United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Anderson |
District of South Carolina 2010–Current Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed |
Louis Butler • Charles Day • Linda T. Walker • Goodwin Liu • Victoria F. Nourse • Michael C. Green • Natasha P. Silas • | ||
