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Confirmed

Maria A. Lanahan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

NominatedMay 12, 2025

Senate Judiciary HearingJune 4, 2025

Advanced Out of Senate JudiciaryJune 26, 2025 (12-10)

ConfirmedSeptember 9, 2025 (52-45)

  • Maria A. Lanahan is currently the Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, a role she has held since January 2025.
  • Previous positions and work include:
    • Charter Communications, Senior Manager, Counsel, Litigation 
    • Thompson Coburn LLP, Associate Attorney 
  • Lanaham has served as a clerk for Judge Raymond Gruender (8th Cir.), and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian K. Zahra. 
  • She graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2013.
  • Refused to answer who won the 2020 election.
  • Refused to say what happened on January 6.
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