Ronna Lee Beck

Ronna Lee Beck
Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2021
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
May 26, 1995 – January 8, 2021
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byBruce D. Beaudin
Succeeded byKenia Seoane Lopez
Personal details
Born (1947-11-17) November 17, 1947 (age 77)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Children3
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Ronna Lee Beck (born November 17, 1947)[1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]

Early life and education

Beck was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from University of Michigan in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1972.[4]

Career

After graduating from law school, Beck served as a law clerk for judge Theodore R. Newman Jr. on the D.C. Superior Court.

D.C. superior court

On January 4, 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated Beck to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Bruce D. Beaudin. On May 22, 1995, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. On May 25, 1995, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On May 25, 1995, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[5]

On March 25, 2010, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Barack Obama reappoint her to second fifteen-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[6]

She assumed senior status on January 8, 2021.[7][8]

Personal life

Beck has lived in Washington, D.C. since 1972. She is married and has three children.[3]

References

  1. ^ States, United; Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (May 22, 1995). Nominations of Inez Smith Reid, Linda Kay Davis, Ronna Lee Beck, and Eric Tyson Washington: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session on Nominations of Inez Smith Reid, Linda Kay Davis, Ronna Lee Beck, and Eric Tyson Washington to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, May 22, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-16-052439-4.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Ronna Lee Beck". www.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  5. ^ "PN3 - Nomination of Ronna Lee Beck for Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 104th Congress (1995-1996)". www.congress.gov. 1995-05-25. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  6. ^ "Honorable Ronna Lee Beck 2010 Reappointment Report | cjdt". cjdt.dc.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  7. ^ "Comment on Superior Court Judge Beck's Application for Senior Status" (Press release). November 6, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia