Black Judge Chosen for Only Appeals Court Never to Have One (3)

Tiffany P. Cunningham will become the first Black judge on the Federal Circuit, the only U.S. appeals court that has never had a Black jurist, if she is confirmed by the Senate.

President Joe Biden Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Cunningham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit along with 10 others for seats on other courts, including two other Black women.

Cunningham is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, specializing in patent litigation. She previously worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and clerked for Federal Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk.

The Federal Circuit ...