Milton C. Lee Jr. | |
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| Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anita Josey-Herring |
| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jerry Stewart Byrd |
| Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 1998 –2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14,1960 [1] Washington,D.C.,U.S. |
| Education | American University (BA) Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law (JD) |
Milton C. Lee Jr. (born January 14,1960) is an American judge. He is the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. [2] [3]
Lee earned his Bachelor of Arts from American University in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law. [3]
After graduating,he served as a staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. In 1993,Lee joined the faculty at David A. Clarke School of Law. [4]
In November 1998,Lee was appointed as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. [3]
President Barack Obama nominated Lee on January 20,2010,to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Jerry Stewart Byrd. [5] On April 20,2010,the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. [6] On April 28,2010,the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On June 22,2010,the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. [7] On July 26,2024,he was named by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission to become the chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court,effective on October 1,2024. [8]