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Our sixth and final profile is on Leslie Abrams Gardner. Here is what we know about her:
- Born on December 6th, 1974 in Madison Wisconsin.
- Currently 47 years old.
- Her older sister is Stacey Abrams, former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Her parents were both reverends.
- Graduated from Brown University in 1997, and Yale Law School in 2002.
- Served as a law clerk for Marvin Garbis, the U.S District Court for the District of Maryland.
- Served as an associate for
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP (2003-2006, 2007-10) and
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (2006-2007).
- Between 2010 to 2014, she was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
- On November 20th of 2014, Barack Obama appointed her as a judge for the U.S District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. She's held that position to this day.
- During 2020 presidential election, she made a court decision to allow provisional ballots to be cast in the Georgia Senate runoff races. The move angered Trump supporters.
The judge, the sister of Stacey Abrams, drew fierce attacks from Trump allies for declining to recuse.