Draft:Karla M. Campbell

Karla Marie Campbell (born 1979) is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education
Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2008.

Career
From 2002 to 2004, she was a volunteer with the Peace Corps. From 2008 to 2009, Campbell was an attorney at the law firm Watson & Renner in Washington, D.C. From 2010 to 2011, she served as a law clerk for Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 2009, she joined the law firm Stranch Jennings & Garvey PLLC in Nashville, Tennessee as an associate, where she focused on labor laws, including improper pay, workplace harassment, employment discrimination, wrongful termination. and ERISA trust funds law she became a partner in 2015, and has served as of counsel since 2022.

Nomination to court of appeals
On May 23, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Campbell to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senator Marsha Blackburn objected to her nomination because of the level of consultation. On June 4, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Campbell to the seat being vacated by Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch, who will assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. On June 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. During her confirmation hearing, she was questioned by Republican senators over her past affiliation with progressive groups, including Workers' Dignity, an organization which promotes abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the police. Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.