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词条 Eric T. Washington
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = Eric T. Washington
| image = Eric T. Washington 2012.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Washington in 2012
| office = Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
| termstart = March 20, 2017
| termend =
| office1 = Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
| termstart1 = August 6, 2005
| termend1 = March 18, 2017[1]
| predecessor1 = Annice M. Wagner
| successor1 = Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
| office2 = Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
| termstart2 = July 1, 1999
| termend2 = March 18, 2017
| nominator2 = Bill Clinton
| appointer2 =
| predecessor2 = Warren R. King[2]
| successor2 =
| office3 = Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
| termstart3 = 1995
| termend3 = 1999
| nominator3 = Bill Clinton
| appointer3 =
| predecessor3 = Ricardo Urbina
| successor3 = Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|2}}[3]
| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.[4]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| alma_mater = Tufts University, (B.A.)
Columbia University (J.D)
| religion =
}}Eric T. Washington (born December 2, 1953) is a Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest appellate court for the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the D.C. Court of Appeals in 1999 by President Bill Clinton and served as Chief Judge from August 6, 2005, to March 18, 2017.[5][1]

Early life and education

Washington was born and raised in New Jersey. He graduated in 1976 from Tufts University and received his law degree from the Columbia University School of Law in 1979.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Career

In 1979, Washington began his legal career with the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston, Texas, where he engaged in a general labor and employment practice prior to relocating to Washington, D.C. to serve as Legislative Director and Counsel to U.S. Congressman Michael A. Andrews of Texas.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} He subsequently rejoined Fulbright & Jaworski in Washington, D.C. prior to serving as Special Counsel to the Corporation Counsel (now Attorney General for the District of Columbia) and later as Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel between 1987 and 1989.[6] From January 1990 to May 1995, Washington was a partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, which concluded with his 1995 appointment to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. As an Associate Judge in the Superior Court, he presided over various criminal trials as well as cases from the Drug Court, Domestic Violence Unit, tax and probate matters on certification from other judges, and cases involving children who were victims of abuse and neglect.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Washington previously served as co-chair of the Strategic Planning Leadership Council for the District of Columbia Courts and as a member of the Standing Committee on Fairness and Access to the Courts, as well as the Access to Justice Commission.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Washington has served on several committees of the D.C. Bar, including the Criminal Justice Act/Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect Committee, the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, and the Bar’s Nominating Committee. He also served as a member of the Steering Committee for the D.C. Affairs Sections of the Bar.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Washington serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs Foundation. He formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Einstein Institute for Science, Health and the Courts and currently serves as chair of the Board of Directors of the Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Standards, Credential and Accreditation Board.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

References

1. ^[https://www.dcbar.org/about-the-bar/news/chief-judge-anna-blackburne-rigsby.cfm Judge Blackburne-Rigsby Named Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals]
2. ^Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
3. ^HistoryMakers bio of Eric T. Washington
4. ^Bio of Eric T. Washington
5. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/judge-eric-washington-receives-third-term-as-chief-of-dc-court-of-appeals/2013/07/16/d71a9ca6-ee52-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_story.html Judge Eric Washington receives third term as Chief of D.C. Court of Appeals]
6. ^Official Biography on DC Court of Appeals website

External links

{{Portal|Biography}}
  • Information on Chief Judge Washington
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