Britt Grant
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Julie E. Carnes |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – August 3, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Hawkins Warren |
| Solicitor General of Georgia | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Attorney General | Sam Olens Chris Carr |
| Preceded by | Nels S.D. Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Hawkins Warren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Britt Cagle[1] (1978-02-06) February 6, 1978 (age 46) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Justin Grant |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Wake Forest University (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
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Britt Cagle Grant (born February 1, 1978) is an American attorney and judge who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Grant was born Elizabeth Britt Cagle[1] in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia. Grant attended high school at The Westminster Schools. She studied English literature and politicsatWake Forest University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in 2000.[2]
From 2000 to 2004, Grant worked for then-Congressman Nathan Deal in Washington, D.C., and served in various roles in the administration of President George W. Bush.[2] She then attended Stanford Law School, where she was a managing editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law and a senior articles editor of the Stanford Law and Policy Review. Grant also served as president of the school's Federalist Society chapter. She graduated with a Juris Doctor with distinction in 2007.
Grant was a law clerk to then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2007 to 2008.[3][4] From 2008 to 2012, Grant was in private practice at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis. From 2012 to 2014, she was an attorney for legal policy in the Office of the Georgia Attorney General.[1]
From 2015 to 2017, Grant was Solicitor General for the State of Georgia.[5] On January 1, 2017, Governor Nathan Deal appointed her to a seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia.[3] On November 17, 2017, Grant was named by President Donald Trump as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.[6] On August 3, 2018, her service on the state supreme court was terminated when she was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[7]
On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Grant to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[8] She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Julie E. Carnes, who assumed senior status on June 18, 2018.[9] On May 23, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On July 19, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[11] On July 30, 2018, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–44 vote.[12] On July 31, 2018, Grant was confirmed by a 52–46 vote.[13] She received her judicial commission on August 3, 2018.[7]
In November 2020, Grant wrote for the divided panel majority when it found that a municipality's ban on minor conversion therapy violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[14][15]
She is married to Justin G. Grant, who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. They have three children.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Britt Grant (incumbent) | 896,313 | 100.00% | |
| Majority | 896,313 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 896,313 | 100.00% | ||
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| Preceded by | Solicitor General of Georgia 2015–2017 |
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| New seat | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia 2017–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 2018–present |
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