John F. McCabe

John Francis McCabe, Jr. is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1][2]

John McCabe
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office February 24, 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	James E. Boasberg
Magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office October 2002 – February 24, 2012
Personal details
Born	John Francis McCabe, Jr. New York City
Education	Brandeis University (B.A.) Boston University School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

McCabe earned his B.A. from Duke University in 1980, and his J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 1986.[3]

McCabe was a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia from 1989 to 1990. He worked in the office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia from 1990 to 1998. He then went on to work in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia.[3]

D.C. Superior Court

In October 2002, McCabe was appointed as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by chief judge Rufus King.

President Barack Obama nominated McCabe on July 11, 2011, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by James E. Boasberg.[3] On November 8, 2011, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination[4] and on the following day, November 9, 2011, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 18, 2011, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5] He was sworn in on February 24, 2012.[6]

Personal life

McCabe grew up in New Jersey. In 1989, he moved to Washington D.C. where he's been living since.[7]

References

1. "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
3. "President Obama Nominates Three to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "Nominations of Nancy Ware to be Director, D.C. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; Michael Hughes to be U.S. Marshal, D.C. Superior Court; Danya Dayson, Peter Krauthamer, and John McCabe to be Associate Judges, D.C. Superior Court". dc.gov. November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
5. "PN751 — John Francis McCabe — The Judiciary". United States Congress. November 18, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
6. "Magistrate judge to be sworn in as superior court associate judge". United States Congress. February 22, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
7. "Opening Statement of John F. McCabe" (PDF). United States Senate. November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2019.