Anita Josey-Herring
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Anita Marie Josey-Herring (born September 19, 1960) is a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
Anita Josey-Herring | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2024 | |
| Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office October 16, 2020 – September 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Morin |
| Succeeded by | Milton C. Lee |
| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 11, 1997 – October 1, 2024 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anita Marie Josey[1] September 19, 1960 (age 64)[1] Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Virginia Commonwealth University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Education and career
Josey-Herring received her Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987.[1]
After graduating, she served as a law clerk for Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. on the D.C. Superior Court.[3]
On September 2, 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Josey-Herring to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. On October 30, 1997, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. On November 5, 1997, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 7, 1997, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[4]
On September 11, 2012, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Obama reappoint her to second fifteen-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[5]
On July 21, 2020, the Nominating Commission selected Josey-Herring to be the next Chief Judge of the Superior Court.[6] She was sworn in on October 16, 2020.[7] Upon the end of her term as chief judge, she took senior status effective October 1, 2024.[8][9]
- ^ a b c d United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (1998). Nominations of Anita M. Josey and John M. Campbell: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on Nominations of Anita M. Josey and John M. Campbell, to be Associate Judges for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, October 30, 1997. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-16-056130-6.
- ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN570 - Nomination of Anita M. Josey for The Judiciary, 105th Congress (1997-1998)". www.congress.gov. 1997-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Honorable Anita Josey-Herring 2012 Reappointment Report | cjdt". cjdt.dc.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "The Honorable Anita Josey-Herring Designated Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Judicial Nomination Commission. July 22, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Wright, James (September 9, 2020). "As Chief Judge, Josey-Herring Wants a More People-Friendly Court". The Washington Informer. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". jnc.dc.gov. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Judges Josey-Herring, Broderick, and Morin Seek Senior Status". dcbar.org. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.