Introduction
Kathryn Celia Davis is an American lawyer from Washington, D.C., who is a nominee to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Education
Davis earned her Bachelor of Science from Boston University and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
Legal career
Davis was in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She currently serves as senior counsel in the federal programs branch of the Department of Justice's Civil Division. During her tenure at the Justice Department, she has litigated some of the most significant cases implicating the interests of the United States.
Teaching
She serves as a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School, where she teaches a course in legal research and writing.
Nomination to Court of Federal Claims
On October 16, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Davis to serve as a Judge for the United States Court of Federal Claims. On November 19, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Davis to the seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims vacated by Judge Charles F. Lettow, who took senior status on July 13, 2018. On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On February 4, 2020, she was renominated to the same seat. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A hearing on her nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on February 12, 2020.