Milton C. Lee
Milton C. Lee Jr. | |
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| Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anita Josey-Herring |
| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jerry Stewart Byrd |
| Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 1998 – 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1960[1] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | American University (BA) Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law (JD) |
Milton C. Lee Jr. (born January 14, 1960) is the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
Education and career
[edit]Lee earned his Bachelor of Arts from American University in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.[3]
After graduating, he served as a staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. In 1993, Lee joined the faculty at David A. Clarke School of Law.[4]
D.C. Superior Court
[edit]In November 1998, Lee was appointed as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[3]
President Barack Obama nominated Lee on January 20, 2010, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Jerry Stewart Byrd.[5] On April 20, 2010, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination.[6] On April 28, 2010, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On June 22, 2010, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[7] On July 26, 2024, he was named by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission to become the chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court, effective on October 1, 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. April 20, 2010. p. 116. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Opening Statement of Milton C. Lee, Jr" (PDF). United States Senate. April 20, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Nominations of Hon. Dennis Walsh to be Chairman, Special Panel of Appeals; Hon. Dana Bilyeu and Michael Kennedy to be Members, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; Milton Lee, Judith Smith, and Todd Edelman to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia". www.hsgac.senate.gov. April 20, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "PN1352 - Nomination of Milton C. Lee Jr. for The Judiciary, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". www.congress.gov. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Milton C. Lee Jr. Named Chief Judge of D.C. Superior Court". dcbar.org (Press release). Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- 1960 births
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