Du was recommended by Reid and would be Nevada’s first Asian Pacific American federal judge

August 2, 2011

Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid today announced that Nevada attorney Miranda Du has been nominated by President Obama to serve as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, in Las Vegas.  Du is currently a partner at McDonald Carano Wilson LLP in Reno and was recommended by Reid.  A refugee of Vietnam who immigrated to the United States when she was nine years old, Du would be the first Asian Pacific American Article III judge in the history of Nevada. 

“Miranda Du is an experienced practitioner with extensive litigation experience and a deep understanding of, and dedication to, the Nevada community,” Reid said. “From a young age, Du has met every challenge she’s faced and exemplifies the immigrant success story.  I’m confident she’ll make an outstanding federal judge, and I look forward to her swift confirmation.”

BACKGROUND

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. 

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