Darlene M. Soltys

Darlene Michele Soltys (born August 13, 1965) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2]

Darlene M. Soltys
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
March 18, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNatalia Combs Greene
Personal details
Born
Darlene Michele Soltys

(1965-08-13) August 13, 1965[1]
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maryland (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Education and career

Soltys earned her Bachelor of Arts from University of Maryland, in 1987, and Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, in 1990.[3]

After graduating law school, Soltys served as a law clerk for Judge Gregory E. Mize of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In 1992, she served as assistant corporation counsel for the District of Columbia until 1996 when she became an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's County, Maryland. In 2003, she worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia as assistant United States attorney.[3]

D.C. superior court

On July 9, 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Soltys to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Judge Natalia Combs Greene.[4] On December 3, 2015, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. On December 17, 2015, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the Senate floor and later that day, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[4] She was sworn in on March 18, 2016.[2]

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. December 3, 2015. p. 97. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. "President Obama Nominates Darlene Michele Soltys to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. July 9, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. "PN645 — Darlene M. Soltys — The Judiciary". United States Congress. December 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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