Adrienne Nelson

Adrienne Nelson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Assumed office
February 23, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byMichael W. Mosman
Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
January 2, 2018 – February 23, 2023
Appointed byKate Brown
Preceded byJack Landau
Succeeded byAruna Masih
Personal details
Born
Adrienne Camille Nelson

1967 (age 56–57)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (JD)

Adrienne Camille Nelson (born 1967)[1] is an American lawyer who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. She previously served as a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court from 2006 to 2018 and a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2018 to 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Woodworth, Whitney (January 2, 2018). "First African-American, Adrienne Nelson, appointed to Oregon Supreme Court". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Retrieved January 2, 2018.