16 Facts About Adrienne Nelson

Adrienne Camille Nelson was born on 1967 and is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon since 2023.

Adrienne Nelson previously served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2018 to 2023 and as a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court from 2006 to 2018.

Adrienne Nelson graduated from Gurdon High School in Gurdon, Arkansas, in 1985.

Adrienne Nelson then attended the University of Texas School of Law, graduating in 1993 with a Juris Doctor.

Adrienne Nelson moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1993, to be closer to her mother, who had previously relocated to the state.

Adrienne Nelson was a contract analyst for an insurance company for two years.

Adrienne Nelson was a senior attorney in Student Legal and Mediation Services for Portland State University from 2004 to 2006.

Adrienne Nelson has been a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates and the ABA Commission on Disability Rights.

Adrienne Nelson received the Oregon Women Lawyers Judge Mercedes Deiz Award in 2003, and the Oregon State Bar President's Public Service Award in 2007.

Adrienne Nelson has served as president of the Multnomah Bar Foundation and president of the Oregon State Bar Foundation Board.

Adrienne Nelson was re-elected to a new six-year term in 2012.

Adrienne Nelson is the first African-American to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court, or on any state appellate court in Oregon.

On July 14,2022, President Joe Biden nominated Adrienne Nelson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Adrienne Nelson received her judicial commission on February 23,2023.

Adrienne Nelson is the first African-American woman to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

On December 10,2024, Adrienne Nelson issued an injunction blocking a merge between Kroger and Albertsons.