Kelly Higashi

Kelly Higashi is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In February 2018, Higashi was nominated by President Donald Trump to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 12, 2018, and her investiture was on October 26, 2018.[2]

Kelly A. Higashi
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
October 26, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byThomas J. Motley
Personal details
BornFebruary 1, 1962[1]
Los Angeles, California
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
George Washington University Law School (J.D.)

Highashi received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and her Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School.[3] After law school, she clerked for Frederick Weisberg of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Prior to becoming a judge, Higashi served as Chief of the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section at the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia. She investigated and tried criminal cases involving domestic violence and sexual assault cases with adult and child victims. Higashi received the Assistant United States Attorneys Association Harold Sullivan Award in 2016. She also received several United States Attorney's Awards for Special Achievement, the United States Attorney's Justice for Victims of Crime Award, and the United States Attorney's Award for Excellence in Management.[4]

References
  1. "Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate One Hundred Fifteenth Congress: Pending Nominations" (PDF). p. 94. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  2. "PN1546 — Kelly Higashi — The Judiciary". Congress.gov. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "Kelly Higashi". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "Kelly A. Higashi". Judicial Nomination Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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