Kristi Kaye DuBose (born October 1, 1964) is a
United States district judge of the
.
Early life and education
Born in
Brewton, Alabama
Brewton is a city in and
the county seat of Escambia County, Alabama, Escambia County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 5,276. Brewton is located in south central Alabama, just north of ...
, DuBose graduated from
Huntingdon College with her
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 and later graduated from the
Emory University School of Law in
Atlanta with her
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
in 1989.
Legal career
DuBose started her legal career as a
law clerk
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to former Judge
Peter Beer in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1989 to 1990. In 1990, DuBose joined the US Attorney's Office as an
Assistant United States Attorney
An assistant United States attorney (AUSA) is an official career civil service position in the U.S. Department of Justice composed of lawyers working under the U.S. Attorney of each U.S. federal judicial district. They represent the federal gove ...
for the Southern District of Alabama from 1990 to 1993 before being appointed Assistant district attorney in the
Covington County District Attorney's Office in 1994. In 1994, DuBose was appointed by
Jim Folsom, Jr.
James Elisha 'Jim' Folsom Jr. (born May 14, 1949) is an American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993, to January 16, 1995. He has also served as the lieutenant governor of Alabama on two occasions. He is a member ...
the Governor of Alabama a Deputy attorney general in the Alabama Attorney General's Office from 1994 to 1996 before serving as Chief counsel for Alabama's Senior U.S. Senator
Jeff Sessions from 1997 to 1999.
Federal judicial career
On the unanimous recommendation of Senators Jeff Sessions and
Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
, DuBose was nominated by President
George W. Bush on September 28, 2005 to a seat vacated by
Charles Randolph Butler Jr.
Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (born March 28, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Education and career
Born in New York City, New York, Butler received a Bachelor ...
DuBose was confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 2005 and received commission on December 27, 2005.
She served as Chief Judge from 2017 to 2021.
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1964 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
21st-century American women judges
Assistant United States Attorneys
Emory University School of Law alumni
Huntingdon College alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
People from Brewton, Alabama
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
United States magistrate judges