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Marisa J. Demeo (born August 23, 1966) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Early life and education

Demeo was born in Washington, D.C. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics with a concentration in Latin American studies from Princeton University in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1993. Demeo then worked in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice for four years. She then worked at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 1997 until 2004, when she joined the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO) as an Assistant United States Attorney, where she prosecuted criminal cases.

Judicial service

In 2007, Demeo was appointed to be a magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

On March 24, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Demeo to be an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Demeo's nomination drew opposition from Republican senators due to her opposition of Miguel Estrada's nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, her work for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and her support of same-sex marriage. On April 20, 2010, Demeo was confirmed by the United States Senate by a 66–32 vote.

See also

• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
• List of LGBT jurists in the United States

References

1. Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
2. "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. p. 149. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
3. ^ "The Honorable Marisa J. Demeo" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
4. ^ President Obama Announces Marisa J. Demeo and Florence Y. Pan for DC Superior Court, whitehouse.gov (March 24, 2009).
5. ^ Marisa Demeo '93 to be nominated as D.C. Superior Court associate judge, NYU School of Law News (2009).
6. ^ David Ingram, D.C. Court Pick Confirmed, Despite Past Advocacy, The Blog of Legal Times (April 20, 2010).
7. U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 120: Confirmation Marisa J. Demeo, senate.gov (April 20, 2010).

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

• 1966 births
• 21st-century American judges
• 21st-century American women judges
• Hispanic and Latino American judges
• Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
• LGBTQ appointed officials in the United States
• LGBTQ judges
• Living people
• New York University School of Law alumni
• Princeton University alumni