John P. Howard III

John Howard
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 18, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byPhyllis D. Thompson
Personal details
Born
John Peter Howard III

(1984-06-11) June 11, 1984 (age 40)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationHoward University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

John Peter Howard III[1] (born June 11, 1984)[2] is an American lawyer who serves as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He previously served as an administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., from 2014 to 2022.

Education

Howard earned his Bachelor of Arts from Howard University in 2006. He received his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, which he attended as an Opportunity Scholar, in 2010.[3][4]

Career

Upon graduation from law school, Howard served as a law clerk to Judge Alexander Williams Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland[4] and for Chief Judge David C. Simmons of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights.[5] From 2012 to 2014, he practiced law as a sole practitioner and with a small firm, where he focused on civil litigation and family law. He served as an administrative law judge for the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights from 2014 to 2018 and then from 2018 to 2022 served as an administrative law judge with the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings.[6] He is an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown University Law Center.[5]

D.C. court of appeals service

Nomination under Trump

On June 25, 2020, President Donald Trump announced Howard to as a nominee to be an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Judge Kathryn A. Oberly who retired on November 1, 2013.[4] His nomination was sent to the Senate the same day.[7] On January 3, 2021, the nomination was returned.[8] He was renominated the same day and that nomination was withdrawn on February 4, 2021, by President Joe Biden.[9]

Renomination under Biden

On August 5, 2021, President Joe Biden renominated Howard to serve as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[6] President Biden nominated Howard to the seat vacated by Judge Phyllis D. Thompson, whose term will expire on September 4, 2021.[10] On December 2, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[11] On December 15, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee.[12]

On February 2, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 62–34 vote.[13] On February 8, 2022, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 62–34 vote.[14] He was sworn in by Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby on February 18, 2022.[15][16]

Personal life

Howard and his wife, Brandi, have one child.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Opportunity Scholarship Program" (PDF). Georgetown Law. 2017.
  2. ^ "NOMINATION OF LOREN L. ALIKHAN TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JOHN P. HOWARD III, TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, AND HON. ADRIENNE JENNINGS NOTI TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. December 2, 2021. p. 71.
  3. ^ "What We Do: Judicial Council Division". Washington Bar Association. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 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.
  5. ^ a b "Hon. John P. Howard, III". jnc.dc.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "President Biden Names Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Three Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "PN2064 - Nomination of John P. Howard III for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "PN14 - Nomination of John P. Howard III for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 4, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 5, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. ^ "Nominations of Loren L. AliKhan and John P. Howard III to be Associate Judges, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Adrienne Jennings Noti to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. December 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "PN996 - Nomination of John P. Howard III for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: John P. Howard III to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Two New Judges Take Their Place on the Bench in the DC Court of Appeals". DC Courts. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  16. ^ "Loren AliKhan, John Howard Take Oath as New D.C. Court of Appeals Judges". DC Bar. February 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "THE HONORABLE JOHN P. HOWARD III ASSOCIATE JUDGE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS" (PDF). District of Columbia Courts. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
2022–present 		Incumbent