Judith Anne Smith

For persons of a similar name, see Judith Smith (disambiguation).
Judith Smith
Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
October 17, 2010 – January 14, 2022
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byGeoffrey M. Alprin
Succeeded byLeslie Meek
Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
September 15, 2008 – October 17, 2010
Personal details
Born (1963-10-02) October 2, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.[1]
EducationPennsylvania State University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Judith Anne Smith (born October 2, 1963) is a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and former magistrate judge of the same court.[2][3]

Education and career

Smith earned her Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University in 1985, and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1992.[4] While attending law school, she interned at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, National Criminal Justice Association and at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.[3]

After graduating, she clerked for Judge A. Franklin Burgess of the D.C. Superior Court. In 1993, Smith opened a law practice. From 1994 to 2001 she returned to the Public Defender Service as a staff attorney and later as a special education attorney. In 2001, she went to work in the Office of Special Education of the District of Columbia Public Schools as an executive director.[4]

D.C. Superior Court

On September 15, 2008, Chief Judge Rufus G. King III, of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed Smith as a magistrate judge of the court.

President Barack Obama nominated Smith on March 25, 2010, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Geoffrey M. Alprin.[4] On April 20, 2010, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination.[5] On April 28, 2010, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On June 22, 2010, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[6] She retired on January 14, 2022.[7] Starting in February 2022, she was evaluated for an appointment as a senior judge and assumed office later that year.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. April 20, 2010. p. 142. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Judges | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "President Obama Nominates Two as Associate Judges for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. March 25, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "PN1584 - Nomination of Judith Anne Smith for The Judiciary, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". www.congress.gov. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  7. ^ "Notice of Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". jnc.dc.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  8. ^ "Tenure Commission Begins Senior Judge Evaluation of Judge Judith A. Smith". cjdt.dc.gov. February 25, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.