Lynn Leibovitz
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New York City, New York, U.S.
Georgetown University (JD)
Lynn Leibovitz | |
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| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office September 21, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Stephen G. Milliken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Lynn Leibovitz (born May 8, 1959)[1] is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
D.C. superior court
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.
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, 2001.[7]