Robert A. Salerno

Robert A. Salerno
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office March 11, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Robert Isaac Richter
Personal details
Born	Robert Alan Salerno (1961-09-14) September 14, 1961 (age 63)[1] Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse	Juanita
Children	2
Education	Brown University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)

Robert Alan Salerno (born September 14, 1961) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2]

Education and career

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Salerno graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1979.[3]

Salerno earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, in 1983, and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1990.[4]

After graduating law school, Salerno worked in various law firms in Washington, D.C.

D.C. superior court

On September 29, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Salerno to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Isaac Richter.[5] On December 3, 2015, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On December 17, 2015, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor and later that day, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5] He was sworn in on March 11, 2016.[2]

Personal life

Salerno has been a resident of Washington D.C. since 1990 and lives there with his wife Juanita. They have two children.[6]

References

1. "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. December 3, 2015. p. 75. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
3. Nominations Of Hon. Carol Waller Pope, Robert A. Salerno And Darlene M. Soltys - Hearing Before The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs United States Senate One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, December 3, 2015. Accessed November 28, 2019. "Seton Hall Preparatory School; 1975 to 1979; High School Diploma, 1979."
4. "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Robert A. Salerno to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. September 29, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
5. "PN424 — Robert A. Salerno — The Judiciary". United States Congress. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
6. "Opening Statement of Robert A. Salerno" (PDF). United States Congress. December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2019.