Michael L. Rankin
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Tenure
2019 - Present
Years in position
6
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1986 - 2019
Successor: Judith Pipe (Nonpartisan)
Michael L. Rankin is a federal judge on senior status with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.[1]
Education
Rankin received his undergraduate degree from Lincoln University in 1967 and his J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1970.[1]
Military service
After earning his law degree, Rankin joined the U.S. Army, serving in the JAG Corps in Vietnam.[1]
Career
- 1986-2019: Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- 2019-present: Senior judge
- 1984-1986: Deputy Chief, Felony Trial Division, United States Attorney's Office
- 1981: Special Assistant, United States Attorney in the District of the Virgin Islands
- 1980-1984: Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
- 1978-1980: Attorney, private practice
- 1976-1978: Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of the Virgin Islands
- 1972-1976: Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia
- Attorney and advisor, Office of Economic Opportunity, Office of the General Counsel[1]
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| Preceded by - |
Superior Court of the District of Columbia 1986-2019 |
Succeeded by Judith Pipe |
