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Bernice Donald | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office September 27, 2022 –January 20, 2023 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office September 8,2011 –September 27,2022 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ronald Lee Gilman |
| Succeeded by | Andre Mathis |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| In office December 26,1995 –September 8,2011 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Odell Horton |
| Succeeded by | John T. Fowlkes Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernice Bouie September 17,1951 DeSoto County,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Education | University of Memphis (BA,JD) |
Bernice Bouie Donald (born September 17,1951) is an American lawyer and former federal judge. She served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2011 to 2023. She previously served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 1995 to 2011. In January 2024,she became a member of the law firm of Burch,Porter and Johnson,PLLC.