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John M. Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 11, 1997 – February 25, 2023 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John H. Suda |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1953[1] Wooster, Ohio |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) |
John M. Campbell (born August 5, 1953) is a former Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
Education and career[edit]
Gardner earned his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, in 1981.
After graduating, he served as a law clerk for Jon O. Newman on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[3] He was the head of the public corruption unit in the office of United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Eric Holder and oversaw prosecutions related to the Congressional Post Office scandal.[4]
D.C. Superior Court[edit]
President Bill Clinton nominated Campbell on September 2, 1997, to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by John H. Suda. On October 30, 1997, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On November 5, 1997, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 7, 1997, the full United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5]
On September 11, 2012, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Obama reappoint him to second fifteen-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[6] Campbell retired from the court on February 25, 2023.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ States, United; Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (1998). Nominations of Anita M. Josey and John M. Campbell: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on Nominations of Anita M. Josey and John M. Campbell, to be Associate Judges for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, October 30, 1997. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-056130-6.
- ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Locy, Toni (May 8, 1996). "Kolter Guilty in Post Office Scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "PN569 - Nomination of John M. Campbell for The Judiciary, 105th Congress (1997-1998)". www.congress.gov. 1997-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Honorable John M. Campbell 2012 Reappointment Report | cjdt". cjdt.dc.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". jnc.dc.gov. November 1, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.