Stephanie Dawkins Davis (née Stephanie Renaye Dawkins, born 1967) is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
[1] Davis began her legal career in products liability and commercial law at Dickinson Wright in Detroit, where she was mentored by future Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly.
[1][2] She left private practice to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1997, where she served in both the civil and criminal divisions.
[1] Davis serves on the advisory board for University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
During her tenure, she arraigned Amor Ftouhi for his role in the 2017 Bishop International Airport attack.
[3] On March 11, 2019, President Trump nominated Davis to the seat vacated by Judge Gerald Ellis Rosen, who assumed senior status on October 26, 2016.
[14] President Biden nominated Davis to the seat to be vacated by Judge Helene White, who announced her intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.