Who appointed Neomi Jehangir Rao?

President Donald J. Trump appointed Neomi Jehangir Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2019.

Was Neomi Jehangir Rao appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Neomi Jehangir Rao was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Neomi Jehangir Rao's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Neomi Jehangir Rao 53–46 on March 13, 2019.

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Neomi Jehangir Rao

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 53–46, Neomi Jehangir Rao is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1999. Sources ↓

Born: 1973 · age 53
Appointed by: Donald J. Trump, 2019
Confirmed: 53–46
Education: Yale 1995 · University of Chicago Law School 1999
Succeeded: Brett M. Kavanaugh

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2019	District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Brett M. Kavanaugh	Trump (R)	53–46

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 53–46 on March 13, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 44. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 53

53 R

Voted against · 46

44 D, 2 I

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Patty Murray(D-WA)

Education

Yale University	B.A.	1995
University of Chicago Law School	J.D.	1999
Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court		2002

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	1999-2000
Counsel for nominations and constitutional law, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary	2000-2001
Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States	2001-2002
Private practice, London, United Kingdom	2002-2005
Associate counsel and special assistant to President George W. Bush	2005-2006
Professor, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, 2006-2019; director and founder, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State	2015-2017
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget	2017-2019

Questions & answers

Who appointed Neomi Jehangir Rao?: President Donald J. Trump appointed Neomi Jehangir Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2019.
Was Neomi Jehangir Rao appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Neomi Jehangir Rao was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Neomi Jehangir Rao's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Neomi Jehangir Rao 53–46 on March 13, 2019.
Which court is Neomi Jehangir Rao on?: Neomi Jehangir Rao is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Sources

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7 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).