119th Congress Nominee record
Sheria Akins Clarke
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At a glance
Sheria Akins Clarke is a federal district judge in South Carolina with earlier experience as a congressional lawyer, federal prosecutor, private practitioner and college instructor.
Summary sources: [1]
Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.
Career and documented accomplishments
- Served as counsel to House Ethics and Benghazi committees, then as staff director of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2017 to 2019. [1]
- Worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in South Carolina from 2021 to 2024 and practiced privately in Greenville before her judicial appointment. [1]
- Taught as an adjunct professor at Wofford College and earlier clerked for North Carolina appellate judges Ann Marie Calabria and Wanda G. Bryant. [1]
- Earned degrees from Wake Technical Community College, Liberty University and the University of North Carolina School of Law; her judicial commission was issued on June 18, 2026. [1]
Nomination history
PN851-1: United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
Confirmed- Recorded name
- Sheria Akins Clarke
- Organization
- The Judiciary
- Listed state
- South Carolina
- Received
- Latest action
- Recorded vote
- 52–38
Latest recorded action
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 38. Record Vote Number: 127.
Sources and review date
Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.
- Sheria Akins Clarke, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges
Federal Judicial Center. Reviewed .
Understanding these records
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