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Anne Rachel Traum
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2022 and confirmed by the Senate 49–47, Anne Rachel Traum is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. She earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1996. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1969 · age 57
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2022
- Confirmed
- 49–47
- Education
- Brown 1991 · University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1996
- Succeeded
- Robert Clive Jones
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | District of Nevada succeeded Robert Clive Jones | Biden (D) | 49–47 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 49–47 on March 23, 2022 · 117th Congress, Roll Call 105. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 49
45 D, 3 R, 1 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 47
47 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 4
3 D, 1 I
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
Education
| Brown University | A.B. | 1991 |
| University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) | J.D. | 1996 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | 1996-1998 |
| Attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice | 1998-2000 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Nevada | 2000-2002 |
| Assistant federal public defender, Las Vegas, Nevada | 2002-2008 |
| Faculty, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law | 2002, 2008-2022 |
| Adjunct professor of law | 2002 |
| Associate professor of law | 2008-2014 |
| Director, Appellate Clinic | 2009-2022 |
| Associate dean for experimental legal eduation | 2013-2015, 2021 |
| Professor of law | 2014-2022 |
| Co-director, Misdemeanor Clinic | 2018-2022 |
| Special counsel, Office for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice | 2015-2016 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Anne Rachel Traum?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Anne Rachel Traum to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 2022.
- Was Anne Rachel Traum appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Anne Rachel Traum was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Anne Rachel Traum's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Anne Rachel Traum 49–47 on March 23, 2022.
- Which court is Anne Rachel Traum on?
- Anne Rachel Traum is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Nevada (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2022)
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).