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(18,595 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2012, 11:43 PM Apr 2012

Senate confirms another Obama female judicial appointee and 4th Circuit Appeals Judge [View all]

(Photo credit: Guthrie & Thomas, PLLC)
Stephanie Dawn Thacker, Partner, Guthrie & Thomas PLLC.
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
46 Years old (Young enough to be a SCOTUS candidate)

Participated in the first prosecution in the country under the Violence Against Women Act

Awarded the US Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award

She would be Obama's 5th appointee on the 4th Circuit

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Senate confirms another Obama female judicial appointee and 4th Circuit Appeals Judge [View all] usregimechange Apr 2012 OP

Congratulations Judge Thacker :) Tx4obama Apr 2012 #1

Gobbled up all the vacancies in the circuit usregimechange Apr 2012 #2

Now on to the other circuits Tx4obama Apr 2012 #3

Let's just hope he has an additional 4 years to work on this usregimechange Apr 2012 #4

K&R Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #5

interesting allentrojan Apr 2012 #6