Lynn Leibovitz

Lynn Leibovitz is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1][2]

Lynn Leibovitz
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assuming office
September 21, 2001
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
SucceedingStephen G. Milliken
Personal details
BornNew York City, New York
EducationBrown University (B.A.)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)

Education and career

Leibovitz earned her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1981, and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985. After graduating, she clerked for Superior Court of the District of Columbia judge Robert I. Richter.[2]

She joined the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center in 1997, where she served as an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy until 2006.

D.C. Superior Court

On May 14, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Leibovitz to be an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Stephen G. Milliken.[3] On July 26, 2001, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination.[4] On August 2, 2001, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On August 3, 2001, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[5] She was sworn in on September 21, 2005.[6]

Notable cases

In 2010, judge Leibovitz presided over the Murder case of Robert Eric Wone, she found the three men involved not guilty on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and tampering with evidence.[7]

Personal life

Leibovitz was born and raised in New York City. In 1982, she moved to Washington D.C. where she has been living since. She is married and has two children.[6]

References
  1. "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. "Nominations Sent to the Senate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  4. Homel, U. S. Senate Committee on; Security; Washington, Governmental Affairs 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building; DC; Committee, 20510224-4751 Get Directions Contact The. "Hearings | Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee". www.hsgac.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  5. "PN416 - Nomination of Lynn Leibovitz for The Judiciary, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  6. "Local prosecutor Lynn Leibovitz to be sworn in Friday as an Associate Judge of D.C. Superior Court | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  7. Alexander, Keith L. (2019-06-29). "Judge rules not guilty in Wone case". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
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