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American judge (born 1970)
Maribeth Raffinan
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 29, 2010
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byOdessa F. Vincent
Personal details
BornMaria Elizabeth Raffinan
(1970-09-02) September 2, 1970 (age 54)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
EducationBoston College (BA)
Catholic University of America (JD)

Maria Elizabeth "Maribeth" Raffinan (born September 2, 1970) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Raffinan earned her Bachelor of Arts from Boston College in 1992, and her Juris Doctor from Columbus School of Law for the Catholic University of America in 1995.

From 1996 to 1999, Raffinan worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. From September 1999 to October 2010, she worked as an attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.

D.C. Superior Court

President Barack Obama nominated Raffinan on July 28, 2010, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Odessa F. Vincent. On September 21, 2010, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. On September 29, 2010, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor and later that day, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote. She was sworn in on October 29, 2010.

Personal life

Raffinan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised there and in Clearwater, Florida. She moved to Washington, D.C. in 1992 and has been living there since. She has a daughter named Leah, a son named Jonah, and a husband, Efrem Levy.

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. September 21, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "President Obama Names Maribeth Raffinan to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. July 28, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. "Nomination of Maria Elizabeth Raffinan" (PDF). United States Congress. September 21, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  6. "PN2032 — Maria Elizabeth Raffinan — The Judiciary". United States Congress. September 29, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  7. "Family Court 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. March 31, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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