Bernice Bouie Donald at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 8, 2011–Former
Bernice Bouie Donald
Judge · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Tennessee, 1988-1995
- Adjunct professor, University of Memphis School of Law, 1985-1988
- Judge, Tennessee General Sessions Criminal Court, 1982-1988
- Adjunct professor, Shelby State Community College, 1981-1984
- Assistant public defender, Shelby County, TN, 1980-0082
- Staff attorney, Employment Law & Economic Development Unit, Memphis Tennessee Area Legal Services, 1980-present
- Private practice, Memphis, TN, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Tennessee, 1995-2011
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2011-present
- She first joined the court in 2011 after a nomination from President Barack Obama (D).
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Duke University School of Law
- University of Memphis
- Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Personal record
Born 1951 · Desoto County, MS
Courtroom rules and guidance
No applicable courtroom procedure is currently documented in the indexed public sources.
Sources
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/891/bernice-bouie-donald/