Julie Rikelman

Julie Rikelman
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Assumed office
June 23, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded bySandra Lynch
Personal details
Born
Yulia G. Rikelman

(1972-06-16) June 16, 1972 (age 52)[1]
Kyiv, Ukraine
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)
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Julie Rikelman[2] (born June 16, 1972) is a Ukrainian-born American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She represented the Mississippi abortion clinic in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned the constitutional right to abortion.[3]

  1. ^ "Who is attorney Julie Rikelman as SCOTUS vote on Roe v Wade looms?". The Focus. December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Alder, Madison (September 21, 2022). "Dobbs Lawyer Says She'd Apply Abortion Ruling as US Judge (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.