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Rahkel Bouchet
Rahkel Bouchet is a magistrate judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Then-Chief Judge Lee Satterfield appointed Bouchet to the court January 4, 2016.[1]
On March 21, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Bouchet to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Bouchet's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2025. She was not renominated.[2]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag Click here for more information on Bouchet's federal judicial nomination.
On September 9, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Bouchet to a 15-year term on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as an associate judge.[3] Bouchet's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021. The president renominated Bouchet on January 3.[4] Bouchet's nomination was withdrawn on February 4, 2021.[5]
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.
Judicial nominations and appointments
Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2024 nomination)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On March 21, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Bouchet to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[6] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Name: Rahkel Bouchet |
| Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
| Progress |
| 544 days since nomination. |
 Nominated: March 21, 2024
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: June 4, 2024
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
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| Reported: July 31, 2024
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held hearings on Bouchet's nomination on June 4, 2024. Bouchet was reported to the full Senate on July 31, 2024, after a 7-3 committee vote.[7] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.
Nomination
On March 21, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Bouchet to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Judicial nominations and appointments
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Associate judge
On September 6, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Bouchet to a 15-year term on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as an associate judge.[8] The nomination was officially submitted September 9, 2019.[3]
Nomination
Bouchet was nominated to succeed Judge John Ramsey Johnson, who retired May 17, 2019.[9] Bouchet's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2021.[10] The president renominated Bouchet on January 3.[4] Bouchet's nomination was withdrawn on February 4, 2021.[11]
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Magistrate judge (2016-present)
Bouchet became a magistrate judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 2016. She was appointed by Chief Judge Lee Satterfield on January 4.[1]
Education
Bouchet received a B.A. in legal communications, cum laude, from Howard University in 1993. She obtained a J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1997. While at Howard Law, Bouchet was a founding member of the trial advocacy moot court team.[1]
Professional career
- 2016-present: Magistrate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- 2008-2016: Private practice
Bouchet joined the faculty at Howard University School of Law in 2013.[1]
About the court
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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.[12]
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The Superior Court handles all local trial matters. This includes topics such as:[12]
- Civil law
- Criminal law
- Family law
- Probate
- Taxes
- Landlord-tenant
- Small claims
- Traffic
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official website of the Superior Court of D.C.
- Biography from the Superior Court of D.C.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 D.C. Courts, "The Honorable Rahkel Bouchet, Magistrate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WhiteHouse.gov, "Seventeen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate," September 9, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WhiteHouse.gov, "Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 3, 2021
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN12 — Rahkel Bouchet — The Judiciary," accessed August 5, 2021
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees," September 6, 2019
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN1048 — Rahkel Bouchet — The Judiciary," accessed September 11, 2019
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN12 — Rahkel Bouchet — The Judiciary," accessed August 5, 2021
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 District of Columbia Courts, "About the Superior Court," accessed March 30, 2021
