Holly Thomas confirmed to 9th Circuit

Law.com has Senate Confirms Holly Thomas to Ninth Circuit — Thomas is the fourth Ninth Circuit nominee confirmed to the federal bench since President Biden took office.

• The U.S. Senate confirmed Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Thomas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, making her the second Black woman to ever sit on the largest federal appeals court.
• The Senate voted 48-40 to confirm Thomas.
• After clerking for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Thomas joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as assistant counsel working on civil rights matters before becoming a senior attorney in the Appellate Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division in 2010.
• Thomas will fill a vacancy created by Judge William Fletcher’s taking senior status.