Yvonne M. Williams
Yvonne M. Williams | |
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| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 16, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Brook Hedge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yvonne Michelle Williams[1] June 13, 1972[1] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
Yvonne Michelle Williams (born June 13, 1972) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2] [3]
Education and career
[edit]Williams earned her Bachelor of Arts from University of California at Berkeley in 1994, and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1997.[4]
After graduating, she worked as a staff attorney at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In October 1999 she joined the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as a trial attorney and in 2005, she went into private practice.[3][5]
D.C. superior court
[edit]President Barack Obama nominated Williams on February 3, 2011, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Brook Hedge.[4] On June 15, 2011, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination.[6] On June 29, 2011, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the Senate floor. On August 2, 2011, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[7] She was sworn in on December 16, 2011.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. June 15, 2011. p. 60. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Three to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. February 3, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Opening Statement of Yvonne M. Williams" (PDF). United States Senate. June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Nominations of Jennifer A. Di Toro, Donna M. Murphy, and Yvonne M. Williams to be Associate Judges, D.C. Superior Court". United States Senate. June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "PN209 — Yvonne M. Williams — Superior Court of the District of Columbia". United States Congress. August 2, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Attorney in the District of Columbia to be sworn in as superior court judge". www.dccourts.gov. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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