Michelle Williams Court | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Conrad R. Aragon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 57–58)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic[2] |
| Education | Pomona College (BA) Loyola Marymount University (JD) |
Michelle Williams Court (born 1965 or 1966) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2012. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Education edit
Court earned a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1993.[3]
Career edit
Court started her career as an associate at Gilbert Kelly Crowley & Jennett from 1993 to 1994; from 1994 to 1995, she was a project attorney at the ACLU of Southern California; from 1995 to 1999 she was a litigation associate at Litt & Marquez; from 1999 to 2000, she was a fellow and civil rights specialist at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and from 2000 to 2002, she was a senior associate at Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach. From 2002 to 2011, Court worked as an attorney and later vice president and general counsel at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.[3] On December 27, 2011, Court was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to serve as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Conrad R. Aragon.[1] and since 2023, she has been the supervising judge in the civil division of the court.[3]
Nomination to district court edit
On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Court to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On April 30, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Court to the seat vacated by Judge Dale S. Fischer, who assumed senior status on May 1, 2024. Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Six Appointed As Los Angeles Superior Court Judges - CBS Los Angeles". www.cbsnews.com. December 27, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Governor Appoints Six to Los Angeles County Superior Court". ca.gov. December 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Forty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN1649 — Michelle Williams Court — The Judiciary". congress.gov. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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