Catharine F. Easterly

Catharine Friend Easterly (born December 18, 1970) is an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest appellate court for the District of Columbia.

Catharine F. Easterly
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office February 10, 2012
Nominated by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Noël A. Kramer[1]
Personal details
Born	December 18, 1970[2] Boston, Massachusetts[3]
Spouse(s)	Aaron Zebley[4]
Relatives	Harry Easterly (grandfather) [5]
Alma mater	Yale College, (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D)

Biography

Easterly was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Richmond, Virginia, where she graduated from St. Catherine's School. She majored in history at Yale College, graduating in 1992, and received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1996. During her law school summers Easterly worked at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.[2] After law school, Easterly worked as an appellate public defender in New York for four and a half years, first at the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County and then at the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York City.[2] From 2001 to 2003, Easterly practiced civil and criminal litigation at a law firm in New York and then as a solo practitioner in Washington, D.C. During this period her clients included the Metropolitan Opera.[2] In April 2003, she returned to D.C.'s Public Defender Service, where she worked in the Special Litigation Division until she was appointed to the bench. In that role she litigated civil and criminal cases, wrote amicus briefs, and testified before the Council of the District of Columbia.

Easterly was nominated for the D.C. Court of Appeals by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011,[6] and confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2011.[7]

References

1. Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
2. Testimony of Catharine Easterly, nominee for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
3. Official bio of Catharine F. Easterly
4. Opening Statement of Catharine F. Easterly, nominee to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, September 23, 2011
6. President Obama Nominates Catherine Friend Easterly for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
7. U.S. Senate Confirms Nominations of Corinne A. Beckwith and Catharine F. Easterly to Court of Appeals

External links

• Official bio of Judge Easterly