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Tenure

2009 - Present

Years in position

16

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Years in office: 1994 - 2009

Successor: Beryl A. Howell (Nonpartisan)

Paul L. Friedman is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.^[1]

Early life and education

A native of Buffalo, New York, Friedman graduated from Cornell University with his undergraduate degree in 1965 and from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law with his J.D. in 1968.^[1]

Professional career

1994-Present: United States District Court for the District of Columbia

2009-Present: Senior judge
1994-2009: Judge

1976-1994: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
1974-1976: Assistant solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice
1970-1974: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia
1969-1970: Law clerk, Hon. Roger Robb, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
1968-1969: Law clerk, Hon. Aubrey Robinson, United States District Court for the District of Columbia^[1]

Judicial career

District of Columbia

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Paul L. Friedman
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Progress
Confirmed 85 days after nomination.
ANominated: March 22, 1994
AABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: May 25, 1994

QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: June 14, 1994
AConfirmed: June 15, 1994
AVote: Voice vote

Friedman was nominated by Bill Clinton on March 22, 1994 to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Gerhard Gesell. The American Bar Association rated Friedman Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Friedman's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 25, 1994, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on June 14, 1994. Friedman was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 15, 1994, and he received his commission the next day. Friedman elected to take senior status beginning on December 31, 2009. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Beryl A. Howell.^[1]^[2]^[3]

See also

External links

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Officeholder

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Suggest a link

Judge Friedman's biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Gerhard Gesell	U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 1994–2009	Succeeded by: Beryl A. Howell

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Chief Judge: James E. BoasbergChief Judge: Rudolph Contreras • Christopher Reid Cooper • Tanya S. Chutkan • Randolph D. Moss • Amit Priyavadan Mehta • Dabney Friedrich • Timothy J. Kelly (District of Columbia) • Trevor McFadden • Carl Nichols • Katherine E. Oler • Jia Cobb • Loren AliKhan • Ana Reyes • Judith Pipe • Amir Ali • Sparkle Sooknanan

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