Kenia Seoane López

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Nominee Information
	Name: Kenia Seoane López
	Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Progress
	Confirmed 232 days after nomination.
	Nominated: June 15, 2021
	ABA Rating: N/A
	Questionnaire:
	Hearing: September 14, 2021
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: October 6, 2021
	Confirmed: February 2, 2022
	Vote: 59-38

Kenia Seoane López is a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by Joe Biden (D) on June 15, 2021, and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 2, 2022, by a vote of 59-38.^[1]^[2]^[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia is a trial court of general jurisdiction in Washington, D.C. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to her nomination, López was a magistrate judge with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.^[4]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Superior Court of the District of Columbia

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Seoane López to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was confirmed by a 59-38 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 2, 2022.^[3] Seoane López received commission on February 25, 2022. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Seoane López by a vote of 59-38 on February 2, 2022.^[3] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Seoane López confirmation vote (February 2, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	10	38	2
Independent	2	0	0
Total	59	38	3

Senate committee hearing

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held hearings on Seoane López's nomination on September 14, 2021. The committee voted to advance Seoane López's nomination to the full Senate on October 6, 2021.^[3]

Nomination

On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Seoane López to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Seoane López was nominated to replace Judge Ronna L. Beck, who assumed senior status on January 8, 2021.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Biography

Education

Kenia Seoane López earned a B.S. from Northeastern University, cum laude, in 1997 and an M.A. and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 2002.^[1]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2012-2022: Magistrate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2009-2012: Bilingual attorney negotiator, Domestic Violence Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2005-2009: Assistant attorney general, Child Support Division, D.C. Office of the Attorney General
2004-2005: Law clerk, senior judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2002-2003: Law clerk, justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court^[1]

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The Superior Court of the District of Columbia resides in Washington, D.C. It is a trial court of general jurisdiction established by the U.S. Congress in 1970.^[7]

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