Two SU Alums Among New Judicial Nominees

On July 13, President Joe Biden launched his newest spherical of federal judicial nominees with two Seattle College alums amongst his picks.

Undergraduate alum Kymberly Evanson, ’99, and Faculty of Legislation grad Jamal Whitehead, ’07 JD, are nominees for the U.S. District Court docket for the Western District of Washington.

Within the announcement from the White Home, the nominees to the federal bench have been lauded for being “terribly certified, skilled and dedicated to the rule of regulation and our Structure.”

Right here’s extra on Evanson and Whitehead:

Kymberly Evanson earned her bachelor’s diploma from SU in 1999 and her JD from Georgetown College. Presently, she is a associate at Pacifica Legislation Group in Seattle. From 2009-2011 Evanson was an affiliate legal professional at Ok&L Gates in Seattle and from 2007-2008 served as a regulation clerk for Decide Emmet Sullivan on america District Court docket for the District of  Columbia.

Jamal Whitehead earned his bachelor’s diploma from the College of Washington and his JD from SU’s Faculty of Legislation in 2007. Presently, Whitehead is a shareholder at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender in Seattle. From 2014 to 2016, he was an Assistant United States Legal professional for the Western District of Washington. From 2010 to 2014, Whitehead was a Senior Trial Legal professional within the Seattle Discipline Workplace of america Equal Employment Alternative Fee and earlier than that labored as an affiliate at Garvey Schubert Barer (now Foster Garvey) in Seattle. In 2015, Whitehead obtained an award from the regulation faculty’s Black Legislation Scholar Affiliation.

Learn extra on the nominees.