Tanya Jones Bosier
Tanya Jones Bosier | |
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| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office June 21, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Gerald Fisher |
| Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 2017 – June 21, 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1973[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) American University (JD) |
Tanya Monique Jones Bosier (born July 2, 1973) 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 magistrate judge of the same court from 2017 to 2024.
Education
[edit]Jones Bosier earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law in 2000 where she received the Covington and Burling LLP and Equal Justice Fellowships. While attending Syracuse University, Jones Bosier received a scholarship to study in Harare, Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Career
[edit]From 2000 to 2001, Jones Bosier served as a law clerk for Judge Zoe Bush on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[4] She served as an assistant attorney general in the District of Columbia Attorney General's Office from 2001 to 2014. In 2014 and 2015, Jones Bosier served as assistant general counsel for the District of Columbia Department of Human Services. She served as assistant general counsel for the District of Columbia Courts from 2015 to 2017 and was nominated as a magistrate judge in 2017.[2]
D.C. superior court service
[edit]On March 20, 2023, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Jones Bosier to serve as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2]
On March 21, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Jones Bosier to the seat vacated by Judge Gerald Fisher, who retired on August 31, 2022.[5] A hearing on her nomination before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was held on September 7, 2023.[6] On September 12, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 9–3 vote.[7] On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[8] She was renominated on January 11, 2024.[9] On January 31, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 7–3 vote.[10] On June 4, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 57–41 vote.[11] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 57–41 vote.[12] She was sworn in on June 21, 2024.[13]
Recognition
[edit]Jones Bosier was awarded the 2014-2015 Adjunct Professor of the Year and the 2018 American University Washington College of Law Hairston Alumni Award.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NOMINATIONS OF HON. ROBERT G. TAUB TO BE A COMMISSIONER, POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION, TANYA M. JONES BOSIER, DANNY L.H. NGUYEN, AND KENECHUKWU O. OKOCHA TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 7, 2023. p. 75.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-First Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney". The White House. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Hon. Tanya M. Jones Bosier | jnc". jnc.dc.gov.
- ^ "Faculty". American University Washington College of Law. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 21, 2023.
- ^ "NOMINATIONS OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT G. TAUB TO BE A COMMISSIONER, POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION, AND TANYA M. JONES BOSIER, DANNY L.H. NGUYEN, AND KENECHUKWU O. OKOCHA TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "PN448 — Tanya Monique Jones Bosier — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. January 31, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tanya Monique Jones Bosier to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, 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. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Tanya M. Jones Bosier, Judith Pipe Sworn in as Associate Judges". DC Bar. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Hon. Tanya M. Jones Bosier | jnc". jnc.dc.gov.
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