Norton Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission Accepting Applications for Upcoming Vacancy on the U.S. District Court for D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton’s 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 Amy Berman Jackson, whom Norton recommended to President Obama, is taking senior status as of May 1, 2023. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on January 4, 2023. The application is available on Norton's website 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 D.C. The Commission will screen and recommend candidates to Norton, who will make recommendations to Biden. The Commission is comprised of lawyers and non-lawyers from across D.C. The members of the Commission are: Chair Jon Bouker, Shelley Broderick, Frank Carter, Emilio Cividanes, Emma Coleman Jordan, Shirley Ann Higuchi, Ellen Huvelle, Marie Johns, Philip Pannell, Maria E. Holleran Rivera, Joslyn (Josh) Williams, and Judith Winston.

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