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Jose M. Lopez (District of Columbia)

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Jose M. Lopez

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Tenure

1990 - Present

Years in position

35

Education

Bachelor's

Middlebury College, 1973

Law

Suffolk University Law School, 1977


Jose M. Lopez is a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Lopez serves as Presiding Judge of the Domestic Violence Unit.[1]

Education

Lopez received his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in 1973 and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1977.[1]

Career

Lopez spent much of his legal career in private practice. He also worked as an Attorney Advisor to the Benefits Review Board at the United States Department of Labor.[1]

Teaching

Lopez has been a faculty member at the National Judicial College in Reno and has taught in Angola, Chile and Mexico on judicial system assessment.[1]

Awards and associations

  • 1997: Award for Judicial Excellence, American Bar Association National Conference of State Trial Judges
  • Board member, Leadership Institute
  • Past president and co-founder, Charlotte E. Ray American Inn of Court[1]

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