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'''Michelle Williams Court''' 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 federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]].<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Forty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees |date=April 24, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/24/president-biden-names-forty-eighth-round-of-judicial-nominees/ |access-date=April 24, 2024}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> |
'''Michelle Williams Court''' 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 federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]]. |
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== Career == |
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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. Since 2012, she has been a judge of the [[Los Angeles County Superior Court]], and supervising judge in the civil division of the court since 2023. <ref name="WHBio" /> |
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=== Nomination to district court === |
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On April 24, 2024, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Court to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]]. <!--On April XX, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Cunningham to the seat vacated by Judge [[Richard Clifton]], who took [[senior status]] on December 31, 2016.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Three Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=April XX, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/three-nominations-sent-senate-9/}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].--> |
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Michelle Williams Court 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
Career
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. Since 2012, she has been a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, and supervising judge in the civil division of the court since 2023. [1]
Nomination to district court
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.
References
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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