Press Release - President Obama Nominates Miranda Du to the United States District Court Bench

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama nominated Miranda Du to serve on the United States District Court bench for the District of Nevada.

"Miranda Du will be an esteemed addition to the Federal bench for the people of Nevada," President Obama said. "I am grateful for her dedication to public service."

Miranda Du: Nominee for the District Court for the District of Nevada

Miranda Du is a partner in the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, in Reno, Nevada, where she specializes in complex civil litigation and employment law. She joined the firm in 1994 following law school and became a partner in 2002. Du has appeared before federal and state courts in all phases of litigation, including appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She received her J.D. in 1994 from the University of California at Berkeley's Boalt School of Law and her B.A. in 1991 from the University of California at Davis.