1. Nicole Gina Berner was born on 1965 and is an American-Israeli lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
17 Facts About Nicole Berner
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Nicole Berner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in women's studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Nicole Berner returned to the United States in 1992 to attend Berkeley School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Nicole Berner completed a Juris Doctor from Berkeley School of Law and a Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Nicole Berner had legally adopted their son in California, but when the family moved to Israel, attempts to register their son with two mothers were refused by the Ministry of Interior in Israel.
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From 1996 to 1997, Nicole Berner worked as a clerk for Judge Betty Binns Fletcher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and from 1997 to 1998, she worked as a law clerk for Chief Judge Thelton Henderson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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From 2004 to 2006, Nicole Berner worked as a staff attorney at Planned Parenthood.
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Nicole Berner joined the SEIU's legal department as in-house counsel in 2006 and was named general counsel in 2017.
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Nicole Berner was the lead attorney on the amicus curiae brief filed on behalf of the SEIU in California v Texas.
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Nicole Berner was involved with the Fight for $15 movement.
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In 2023, Nicole Berner was named an adjunct professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School.
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Nicole Berner is an elected member of the American Law Institute.
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Nicole Berner is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
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On November 15,2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Nicole Berner to serve as a United States circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Nicole Berner is the first openly LGBTQ judge to serve on that court.
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Nicole Berner is a resident of Montgomery County, residing in Takoma Park, Maryland, where she and her former wife raised their three sons.
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Nicole Berner is married to civil rights attorney Debra Katz.