Kathryn Kimball Mizelle
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Virginia M. Hernandez Covington |
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| Born | Kathryn Anne Kimball August 14, 1987 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Covenant College (BA) University of Florida (JD) |
Kathryn Anne Kimball Mizelle (née Kimball; born August 14, 1987) is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. At age 33, she was the youngest person chosen by President Donald Trump for a lifetime judicial appointment. At the time of her appointment, the American Bar Association rated Mizelle "Not Qualified" to serve as a federal trial court judge.
On April 18, 2022, Mizelle struck down the CDC's federal COVID-19 mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation.