| Yvonne M. Williams | |
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| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 16, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Brook Hedge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yvonne Michelle Williams (1972-06-13) June 13, 1972 (age 52) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
Yvonne Michelle Williams (born June 13, 1972) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Education and career
Williams earned her Bachelor of Arts from University of California at Berkeley in 1994, and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1997.
After graduating, she worked as a staff attorney at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In October 1999 she joined the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as a trial attorney and in 2005, she went into private practice.
D.C. superior court
President Barack Obama nominated Williams 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 Brook Hedge. 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 December 16, 2011.
References
- ^ "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. June 15, 2011. p. 60. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Three to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. February 3, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- "Opening Statement of Yvonne M. Williams" (PDF). United States Senate. June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- "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 10, 2019.
- "PN209 — Yvonne M. Williams — Superior Court of the District of Columbia". United States Congress. August 2, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- "Attorney in the District of Columbia to be sworn in as superior court judge". www.dccourts.gov. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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