On Tuesday President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Halil “Sul” Ozerden of Mississippi to serve as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which is based in New Orleans.
Ozerden currently serves as a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, where he has served since he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate after being appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007.
Before taking the bench, Ozerden was a partner at Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca in Gulfport.
Upon graduation from law school, Ozerden served as a law clerk to Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Before entering law school, Ozerden served as a flight officer in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of lieutenant and earning the Navy Commendation Medal for missions flown over Iraq and Somalia.
Ozerden earned his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University and his law degree from Stanford Law School, where he served as an associate editor of the Stanford Law Review.
