Norton Commission Accepting Applications for Upcoming Vacancy on U.S. District Court for D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission (Commission) is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Beryl A. Howell, whom Norton recommended to President Obama, will take senior status in February 2024, creating an upcoming vacancy.

Applications are due to the Commission by 5:00 p.m. on September 26, 2023.

The application is available here: http://norton.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/norton-evo.house.gov/files/documents/US District Court Judge Questionnaire.doc and must be submitted to DCFLENC@afslaw.com.

President Biden, like Presidents Clinton and Obama, granted Norton senatorial courtesy to recommend candidates for federal district court judges and other important federal law enforcement officials in D.C.

The Commission screens and recommends candidates to Norton, who makes recommendations to Biden. The Commission is comprised of lawyers and non-lawyers from across the District.

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