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Miranda Du

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Miranda Du

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United States District Court for the District of Nevada

Tenure

2012 - Present

Years in position

Education

Miranda Du is the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. She was nominated to the court by President Barack Obama (D). Prior to becoming a judge, Du was a partner at the firm McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, in Reno, Nevada.^[1] Du became chief judge of the court on September 2, 2019.^[2]

Early life and education

Du received a B.A. from U. of California, Davis, in 1991 and a juris doctorate degree from University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), in 1994.^[1]

Professional career

Attorney, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, 1994-2002
Partner, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, 2002-2012

^[1]

Judicial career

District of Nevada

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Miranda Du
Court: District of Nevada
Progress
Confirmed 239 days after nomination.
Nominated: 8/2/2011
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
Hearing: 10/4/2011

QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)

Reported:
Confirmed: 3/28/2012

On August 2, 2011, Du was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama (D) to the seat vacated by Roger Hunt.^[3]^[4] Of the appointment, Obama said, “Miranda Du will be an esteemed addition to the Federal bench for the people of Nevada. I am grateful for her dedication to public service.”^[1]

Du was rated Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified by the American Bar Association. She had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee on October 4, 2011 and you can find her Committee Questionnaire available here and her Questions for the Record available here.^[5]

On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Du was confirmed by the United States Senate to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada with a vote of 59-39.^[6]

Du became chief judge of the court on September 2, 2019.^[2]

Noteworthy cases

Signature deadline for initiated constitutional amendments (2020)

See also: Nevada Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative


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Fair Maps Nevada, the sponsors of the Nevada Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative, filed a lawsuit in May 2020 arguing that Governor Steve Sisolak's (D) stay-at-home order made it impossible for the campaign to exercise its right place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Judge Du ruled in favor of the petitioners by granting them more time to gather signatures. In her decision, she argued that Governor Steve Sisolak's (D) stay-at-home order made it impossible for the campaign to gather signatures and that not changing the statutory deadline was "unreasonable and unfair."^[7]