Prior to beginning private practice, she served as Assistant Vice President of AmSouth Bank and as an associate at the law firm of Edwards and Angell, LLP in Providence, Rhode Island. Immediately before becoming a judge, she was a member of the Birmingham, Alabama law firm of Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff, & Brandt, LLC, where she litigated trust, estate, and business cases in both trial and appellate courts. [1]
On January 3, 2018, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5] On January 5, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to renominate Axon to a federal judgeship.[6] On January 8, 2018, her renomination was sent to the United States Senate.[7] On January 18, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–4 vote.[8] On June 5, 2018, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 84–11 vote.[9]
On June 6, 2018, she was confirmed by a 83–11 vote.[10] She received her judicial commission on June 12, 2018.[11]