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Maria Elizabeth Raffinan
Maria Elizabeth (Maribeth) Raffinan is a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was appointed by President Obama on July 28, 2010.[1] On September 29, 2010, the Senate confirmed Raffinan to the court, without a recorded vote.[2][3]
Education
Raffinan received her bachelor's degree in political science and Philosophy from Boston College and her J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.[1]
Career
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| Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
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| Confirmed 63 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 28, 2010
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Raffinan served in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia. In 1999, she began working as a supervising attorney in the Trial Division of the Public Defender Service for that district.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2007 Co-chair, Deborah T. Creek Criminal Practice Institute
- Member, Superior Court's Drug Court Committee[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The White House, Press Release: President Obama Names Maribeth Raffinan to Superior Court of the District of Columbia," July 28, 2010
- ↑ The Blog of Legal Times, "Senate Confirms Local D.C. Judge," September 30, 2010
- ↑ District of Columbia Courts, Superior Court: Maribeth Raffinan biography
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