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Jennifer A. Di Toro

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American judge (born 1967)
Jennifer Di Toro
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 14, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJudith E. Retchin
Personal details
BornJennifer Ann Di Toro
(1967-05-06) May 6, 1967 (age 57)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
University of Oxford (MPhil)
Stanford University (JD)
Georgetown University (LLM)

Jennifer Ann Di Toro (born May 6, 1967) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Di Toro earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in 1989, her Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1991, her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1997 and her Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999.

After graduating, Di Toro worked as an attorney at Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP. She later joined the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as a staff attorney in the Trial and Special Litigation Divisions. In 2004, she joined the Children’s Law Center where she served as Legal Director helping children and families get access to health care, education and permanent homes to those in need.

D.C. superior court

President Barack Obama nominated Di Toro 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 Judith E. Retchin. On June 15, 2011, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. 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. She was sworn in on October 14, 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. June 15, 2011. p. 21. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "President Obama Nominates Three to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. February 3, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "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 11, 2019.
  6. "PN207 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)". United States Congress. August 2, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  7. "Jennifer DiToro to be sworn in as superior court judge". www.dccourts.gov. October 11, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
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