Bernice Bouie Donald (born September 17, 1951) is an American lawyer and former federal judge.

[citation needed] From 1988 to 1995, Donald served as a United States bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Tennessee.

[1] Her service as a U.S. district judge was terminated on September 8, 2011, when she was elevated to the federal appellate court.

[1] On December 1, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Donald for a judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to replace Judge Ronald Lee Gilman who assumed senior status on November 21, 2010.

Donald assumed senior status on September 27, 2022, and retired from active service on January 20, 2023.