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Julie Helene Becker
Julie Helene Becker is an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on June 23, 2016. Prior to her judicial service, she was a supervising attorney at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. [1][2]
Education
Becker earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1996, and her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1999.[2]
Professional career
- 2007-2016: Supervising attorney, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
- Staff attorney
- Skadden Fellow
- 1999-2000: Law clerk, Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit[2]
Judicial career
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Julie Helene Becker |
| Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 420 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 30, 2015
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| ABA Rating: Not rated by the ABA
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| Hearing: March 2, 2016
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| Reported: April 25, 2016
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| Confirmed: June 23, 2016
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| Vote: Voice vote
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President Barack Obama nominated Becker to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on April 30, 2015, to a seat vacated by Judge Herbert B. Dixon, Jr..[2] Hearings on Becker's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on April 25, 2016. Becker was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 23, 2016.[1]
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