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Erik Patrick Christian (born November 18, 1960) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Christian earned his Bachelor of Arts from Howard University in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986.

After graduating, he was a law clerk for Superior Court of the District of Columbia Judge Annice M. Wagner.

D.C. superior court

President George W. Bush nominated Christian on April 4, 2001, to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Judge Eugene N. Hamilton. On May 22, 2001, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On May 23, 2001, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On May 24, 2001, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He was sworn in on July 20, 2001.

In 2016, following the recommendation of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, President Obama reappointed him for a second fifteen-year term.

References

1. Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (May 22, 2001). Nominations of Erik P. Christian and Maurice A. Ross: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred-seventh Congress, First Session, on Nominations of Erik P. Christian and Maurice A. Ross to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, May 22, 2001. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-16-066618-6.
2. "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
3. ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
4. "Nominations Sent to the Senate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
5. "PN242 - Nomination of Erik Patrick Christian for The Judiciary, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. 2001-05-24. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
6. "Former Deputy Mayor Erik Christian Sworn-in as Newest Associate Judge on D.C. Superior Court | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-09.

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