J. Michelle Childs | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David S. Tatel |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office August 20, 2010 – August 2, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | G. Ross Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Jacquelyn D. Austin |
| Judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| Appointed by | South Carolina General Assembly |
| Preceded by | Reggie Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie P. McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julianna Michelle Childs March 24, 1966 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Spouse | Floyd Angus |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of South Florida (BA) University of South Carolina (MA, JD) Duke University (LLM) |
Julianna Michelle Childs (born March 24, 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina from 2010 to 2022 and a judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court from 2006 to 2010.
Childs was under consideration by President Joe Biden to fill retiring Justice Stephen Breyer's seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, but Biden instead nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson for Breyer's seat in February 2022.