Rupa Ranga Puttagunta

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Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Rupa Ranga Puttagunta
	Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Progress
	Confirmed 289 days after nomination.
	Nominated: April 19, 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: 57-38

Rupa Ranga Puttagunta is a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by Joe Biden (D) on April 19, 2021, and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 2, 2022, by a vote of 57-38.^[1]^[2] 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, Puttagunta was an administrative judge with the D.C. Rental Housing Commission.^[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2022-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On April 19, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Puttagunta to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was confirmed by a 57-38 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 2, 2022.^[1] Puttagunta received commission on February 25, 2022. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Puttagunta by a vote of 57-38 on February 2, 2022.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Puttagunta confirmation vote (February 2, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	46	0	2
Republican	10	38	2
Independent	1	0	1
Total	57	38	5

Senate committee hearing

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held hearings on Puttagunta's nomination on September 14, 2021. The committee voted to advance Puttagunta's nomination to the full Senate on October 6, 2021.^[1]

Nomination

On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Puttagunta to a seat on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The president officially nominated Puttagunta on April 19.^[2]^[1]

Puttagunta was nominated to replace Judge Patricia A. Broderick.^[3]

Biography

Education

Rupa Ranga Puttagunta earned a bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 2002. She earned a J.D. from Ohio State Moritz College of Law in 2007.^[2]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2019-2022: Administrative judge, D.C. Rental Housing Commission, Washington, D.C.
2013-2019: Owner and attorney with her own legal practice
2012-2013: Practiced appellate and family law, Delaney McKinney, LLP
2010-2011: Law clerk to senior judges with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
2008-2010: Law clerk to Judge William M. Jackson, Judge with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia^[2]

About the court

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.^[4]

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