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Holly Aiyisha Thomas

Holly Aiyisha Thomas

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1979 in San Diego, CA

FJC ID: 11386196

Holly Aiyisha Thomas (born September 12, 1979) is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2018 to 2022.

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Gender
Female
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
    Judge · 2018–2022
  2. California Court of Appeal, Second District
    Judge pro tem · 2021
  3. California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
    Deputy director of executive programs · 2016–2018
  4. State of New York
    State of New York
    Special counsel to the solicitor general · 2015–2016
  5. Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Senior attorney · 2010–2015
  6. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City
    Assistant counsel · 2005–2010
    • ↳Liman Fellow · 2005–2006
  7. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. Kim McLane Wardlaw · 2004–2005

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    2022–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
  2. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
    Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
    2018–present

Education

  1. Yale University
    jd
  2. Stanford University
    ba
  3. Yale University
    J.D. · 2004
  4. Stanford University
    A.B. · 2000