Jump to content

Katherine E. Oler

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katherine E. Oler
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 29, 2024
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn M. Campbell
Personal details
Born
Katherine Ellsworth Oler[1]

(1972-03-02) March 2, 1972 (age 52)[2]
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationWellesley College (BA)
Boston University (JD)

Katherine Ellsworth Oler (born March 2, 1972) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2024. She previously served as a court-appointed special master for the United States Court of Federal Claims from 2017 to 2024.

Education

[edit]

Oler received a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science[3] from Wellesley College in 1993; while at Wellesley she was awarded a first-year distinction for academic excellence.[4] She received a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1996.[5] She also graduated from the Army's 51st Military Judges Course, where she was named the top graduate.[4]

Career

[edit]

From 1996 to 2017, Oler served as an Air Force Judge Advocate, retiring from active duty as a colonel. From 2008 to 2011, she served as deputy chief trial judge of the Air Force. From 2012 to 2014, she served as Staff Judge Advocate at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. From 2014 to 2017, she was the Force's chief prosecutor and chief government appellate counsel at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.[5] She was court-appointed as a special master of the United States Court of Federal Claims from November 29, 2017 to July 29, 2024.[3] She presided over cases brought pursuant to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act.[4]

D.C. superior court service

[edit]

In March 2023, Oler was one of three people recommended by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge John M. Campbell.[6] On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Oler to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[5] On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Oler to the seat vacated by Judge John M. Campbell, who retired on May 19, 2023.[7] On September 21, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[8] On September 27, 2023, her nomination was reported out of the committee by a 7–2 vote.[9]

On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[10] She was renominated on January 11, 2024.[11] On January 31, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 9–3 vote.[12] On June 17, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–39 vote.[13] On June 18, 2024, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–42 vote.[14] She was sworn in on July 29, 2024.[15]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Katherine Ellsworth Oler Profile | Washington, DC Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "NOMINATIONS OF THOMAS G. DAY TO BE A COMMISSIONER, POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION, KATHERINE E. OLER, JUDITH E. PIPE, AND CHARLES J. WILLOUGHBY, JR., TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 21, 2023. p. 77.
  3. ^ a b "Special Master Katherine E. Oler (Chair) | US Court of Federal Claims". www.uscfc.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Special Master Katherine E. Oler | jnc". jnc.dc.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  5. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "JNC Recommends Six Candidates for Superior Court Vacancies" (Press release). District of Columbia Bar. March 27, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "NOMINATIONS". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "PN808 — Katherine E. Oler — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). January 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. January 31, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Katherine E. Oler to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years)". United States Senate. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Katherine E. Oler, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years)". United States Senate. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "D.C. Superior Court Welcomes Two Associate Judges". DC Bar. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
[edit]
Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2024–present 		Incumbent
Stub icon

This biography of a judge in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katherine_E._Oler&oldid=1243670479"