Miranda Du

Miranda Du

Senator Harry Reid introducing Miranda Du.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Assumed office
March 30, 2012
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Roger L. Hunt
Personal details
Born (1969-12-11) December 11, 1969
Cà Mau, South Vietnam
(now Vietnam)
Alma mater University of California, Davis (B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)

Miranda Mai Du (born December 11, 1969) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Early life and education

Born in Cà Mau, Vietnam, Du left the country at age 9, when her family sought asylum in Malaysia.[1] They spent a year in Malaysian refugee camps before ultimately being granted asylum in the United States.[1]

Du received a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Davis in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1994.[2]

Professional career

Upon graduating law school, Du took a job as an associate at Reno law firm McDonald Carano Wilson LLP. She was promoted to partner in 2002.

Federal judicial service

On August 2, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Du to replace Judge Roger L. Hunt who took senior status in 2011.[2]

On November 3, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly reported her nomination to the Senate floor in a party-line, 10–8 vote.[3] Republican committee members opposing Du's nomination cited her lack of criminal-law experience and a 2008 sanction imposed against Du by the judge recommending her nomination.[4] The sanction related to Du's representation of a water district in a 2006 worker grievance case and found that she either failed to recognize or did not adequately pursue the argument that the federal court had lacked jurisdiction in the case.[4]

In a statement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who recommended Du to President Obama, said he had planned a "swift confirmation."[4][5] On March 28, 2012, Du's nomination was confirmed by a vote of 59 ayes to 39 nays.[6] She received her commission on March 30, 2012.[7][8]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Roger Hunt
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
2012–present
Incumbent
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