[2] Abudu was influenced by the Pan-Africanist movement politics of her parents, including her father's anti-apartheid activism in South Africa.

The plaintiffs brought suits challenging Arizona's disenfranchisement scheme, arguing the law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Article III, Section 20 was added to the Florida Constitution on November 2, 2010, following the general election and provides in subsection (a) that "[n]o apportionment plan or individual district shall be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent...."[11][12] In 2017, Abudu was co-counsel for The Gainesville Woman Care LLC in a case against the state of Florida.

They challenged the 2015 amendment to Florida's informed consent law for abortion that created a 24–hour waiting period.

President Biden nominated Abudu to the seat vacated by Judge Beverly B. Martin, who retired on September 30, 2021.

[20][21] 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.