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Kimberley S. Knowles
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Kimberley S. Knowles is an associate judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was appointed to this position by President Barack Obama, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 2, 2012.[1]
Education
Knowles received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1992, and earned her J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1996.[1]
Career
Knowles began her career as a law clerk to Judge Eric Washington, who at the time was a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Knowles then joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia; she became a deputy chief of the Sex Offense/Domestic Violence Section in 2004. In 2010, she was appointed magistrate judge of the D.C. Superior Court, and served in that capacity until she was appointed associate judge.[1]
Judicial career
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| Name: Kimberley S. Knowles |
| Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 174 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: 6/11/2012
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| Confirmed: 12/2/2012
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President Barack Obama appointed Knowles to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on June 11, 2012. At the time of the nomination, Obama said:
| “ | I am pleased to nominate Judge Kimberley S. Knowles to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. I am confident she will serve the American people with integrity and a steadfast commitment to justice.[2][3] | ” |
Knowles was confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 2012 and officially sworn-in on November 9, 2012.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Biography: The Honorable Kimberley S. Knowles, Associate Judge
- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "President Obama Nominates Judge Kimberley S. Knowles to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia," June 11, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Blog of Legal Times, "D.C. Superior Court Judge Kimberley Knowles Sworn In," November 12, 2012
