Carl Ezekiel Ross

Carl Ezekiel Ross
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byFlorence Y. Pan
Personal details
Born (1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 47)[1]
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationOral Roberts University (BA)
College of William & Mary (JD)

Carl Ezekiel Ross (born December 10, 1977) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. He previously as counsel to the United States House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.

Education

Ross earned his Bachelor of Arts from Oral Roberts University in 1999 and his Juris Doctor from William & Mary School of Law in 2003, where he served as associate articles editor on the William & Mary Law Review.[2]

Career

After he graduated from law school, Ross served as a law clerk to James R. Spencer of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He worked as a litigation associate with Arnold & Porter before serving in the United States Attorney's Office. He served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. From 2017 to 2023, he served as counsel to the United States House Committee on Ethics in Washington, D.C.[2]

D.C. superior court service

On November 6, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Ross to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2] On November 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[3] He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Judith Bartnoff. On June 3, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the committee. His nomination was reported by favorably by the committee on July 22, 2020. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4] His renomination was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2021.[5] President Joe Biden withdrew his nomination on February 4, 2021.[6]

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Ross to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[7] President Biden nominated Ross to the seat vacated by Judge Florence Y. Pan, who was elevated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on September 23, 2021.[8] On July 12, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[9] On September 28, 2022, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by voice vote en bloc, with Senators Rick Scott and Josh Hawley voting "no" on record.[10] On December 15, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[11] He was sworn in on January 17, 2023.[12]

References

  1. ^ "NOMINATIONS OF ERROL R. ARTHUR, KENDRA D. BRIGGS, AND CARL EZEKIEL ROSS" (PDF). COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE. July 12, 2022. p. 88. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "PN1284 - Nomination of Carl Ezekiel Ross for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ^ "Nominations of Errol R. Arthur, Kendra D. Briggs, and Carl Ezekiel Ross to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. July 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. September 28, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "PN18 — Carl Ezekiel Ross — The Judiciary". congress.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "D.C. Superior Court Welcomes Six New Judges". DC Bar. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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Preceded by Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2023–present 		Incumbent


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