Paula Xinis

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/paula-xinis

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Paula Xinis born?Panagiota Xinis, 1968
2. What is the appointing president?Barack Obama
3. Who is Paula Xinis?Paula Xinis is a judge who works in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She was chosen to be a judge in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
4. What does a U.S. District Judge do?A U.S. District Judge listens to cases, makes fair decisions, and helps make sure the law is followed. They decide on many kinds of cases, from contracts to serious crimes.

Jurist: An expert in law, particularly a judge or legal scholar.
U.S. District Court: The primary trial courts within the federal judicial system of the United States.
Deportation Proceedings: Legal processes by which a non-citizen is formally removed from a country.
Due Process: The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person.