Kathryn C. Davis

Kathryn Celia Davis (born 1978) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Education

Davis earned a Bachelor of Science from Boston University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Career

During 2001–2002, she was a project assistant at Jones Day. From 2003–2004, Davis was a law clerk to Judge Rayford Means of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division. In the summer of 2004 she was a summer associate at McKissock & Hoffman and then from 2005–2007, she worked as an associate for the same firm. From 2007–2008, Davis was an associate at Burns White. From 2008–2020, Davis was a lawyer at the United States Department of Justice. She joined the United States Department of Justice Civil Division in 2008 as a trial attorney and served as senior counsel in the Federal Programs Branch from 2014–2020. On January 3, 2020, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Senate. On February 4, 2020, she was renominated to the same seat. A hearing on her nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on February 12, 2020. On May 14, 2020, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On December 2, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 51–44 vote. Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 51–45 vote. She received her judicial commission on December 16, 2020. She was sworn into office on December 18, 2020.