was elected to a full six year term in November 2018. Nelson is the first African-American to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court, or on any state appellate court in Oregon. United States district court On July 14, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Nelson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. President Biden nominated Nelson to the seat vacated by Judge Michael W. Mosman, who assumed senior status on December 27, 2021. On October 12, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On December 1, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate; she was renominated later the same day. On February 2, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–9 vote. On February 14, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–44 vote. On February 15, 2023, she was confirmed by a 52–46 vote. She received her judicial commission on February 23, 2023. She is the first African-American woman to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Personal life Adrienne C. Nelson High School, named after Nelson, opened in 2021 in the North Clackamas School District. See also List of African-American jurists List of Oregon judges References External links 1967 births Living people 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American women lawyers 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women judges African-American history of Oregon African-American judges African-American lawyers African-American women lawyers Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court Lawyers from Portland, Oregon Lewis & Clark College faculty People from Kansas City, Missouri Public defenders United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden University of Arkansas alumni University of Texas School of Law alumni