Lynn Leibovitz

Lynn Leibovitz (born May 8, 1959)[1] is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]

Lynn Leibovitz
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
September 21, 2001
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byStephen G. Milliken
Personal details
Born (1959-05-08) May 8, 1959
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationBrown University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

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.[3]

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 of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Judge Stephen G. Milliken.[4] On July 26, 2001, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination.[5] 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.[6] She was sworn in on September 21, 2005.[7]

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.[8]

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.[7]

References
  1. States, United; Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (July 26, 2001). Nomination of Lynn C. Leibovitz: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session on the Nomination of Lynn C. Leibovitz to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, July 26, 2001. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-16-066786-2.
  2. "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. "Nominations Sent to the Senate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  5. 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.
  6. "PN416 - Nomination of Lynn Leibovitz for The Judiciary, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  7. "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.
  8. Alexander, Keith L. (2019-06-29). "Judge rules not guilty in Wone case". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
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