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Doris Pryor

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

Predecessor:David Hamilton (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Years in office: 2018 - 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Central Arkansas, 1999

Law

Indiana University School of Law, 2003

Personal

Birthplace

Hope, AR

Doris L. Pryor is a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on May 25, 2022, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 5, 2022, by a vote of 60-31.^[1]^[2] Pryor was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit is one of 13U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediateappellate courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the 7th Circuit,click here.

Prior to her confirmation, Pryor was afederal magistrate judge for theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. She joined the court on March 1, 2018.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (2022-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On May 25, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Pryor to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She was confirmed by a 60-31 vote of the U.S. Senate on December 5, 2022. Pryor received her judicial commission on December 9, 2022.^[1] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Doris Pryor
Court:United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 194 days after nomination.
ANominated: May 25, 2022
AABA Rating:Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: July 13, 2022
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: August 4, 2022
AConfirmed: December 5, 2022
AVote: 60-31

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Pryor by a vote of 60-31 on December 5, 2022.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

Pryor confirmation vote (December 5, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	43	0	5
Republican	15	31	4
Independent	2	0	0
Total	60	31	9

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Pryor's nomination on July 13, 2022. The committee voted to advance Pryor's nomination to the full Senate on August 4, 2022.^[1]

Nomination

On May 25, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Pryor to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.^[2]

Pryor was nominated to replace JudgeDavid Hamilton, who assumedsenior status upon Pryor's confirmation.^[2]

TheAmerican Bar Association rated Pryorqualified.^[4] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Biography

Education

Pryor received her B.S. from the University of Central Arkansas in 1999 and herJ.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2003.^[2]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge,United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
2018-2022: U.S. magistrate judge,U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
2006-2018: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana
- 2014-2018: National security chief
2005-2006: Deputy public defender, State of Arkansas Public Defender’s Commission
2004-2005: Law clerk to JudgeJ. Leon Holmes,U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
2003-2004: Law clerk to Chief JudgeLavenski Smith,U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit^[2]

About the court

Seventh Circuit
Court of Appeals

Judgeships
Posts: 11
Judges: 11
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Michael B. Brennan
Active judges:Michael B. Brennan,Frank Easterbrook,Candace Jackson-Akiwumi,Thomas L. Kirsch II,Joshua Kolar,John Z. Lee,Nancy Maldonado,Doris Pryor,Michael Scudder,Amy St. Eve,Rebecca Taibleson Senior judges: David Hamilton,Daniel Manion,Kenneth Ripple,Ilana Rovner,Diane Sykes,Diane Wood

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is afederal appellate court with appellatejurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to theSupreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the Everett M. Dirksen Federal Building in downtownChicago.

Three judges of the Seventh Circuit went on to serve on theSupreme Court of the United States.Sherman Minton was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1949 byHarry Truman (D),John Paul Stevens was appointed in 1975 byGerald Ford (R), andAmy Coney Barrett was appointed in 2020 byDonald Trump (R).

The Seventh Circuit hasappellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the Seventh Circuit are petitioned to theSupreme Court of the United States. JusticeAmy Coney Barrett is thecircuit justice for the Seventh Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has appellatejurisdiction over thecourts in the followingdistricts:

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

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Political offices
Preceded by David Hamilton	United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 2018-2022	Succeeded by -