Robert Rigsby

Robert Ray Rigsby (born December 4, 1960) is the former corporation counsel of the District of Columbia and a current Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Robert R. Rigsby
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
October 11, 2002
Nominated byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byReggie Walton[1]
Personal details
Born (1960-12-04) December 4, 1960
San Francisco, California
Spouse(s)Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
Children1
Alma materSan Jose State University (B.S.)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D.)

Early life and career

Rigsby was born in San Francisco and raised in Vallejo, California. His father was a cook in the United States Army, and his mother was a nurse.[2] While in college at San Jose State University, Rigsby was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. He became a JAG after graduating from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and remained in the Army until 2014.[3] He worked briefly as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia in 1992, after which he joined the office of the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia as head of the criminal division.[4] He worked his way up through the office, becoming Corporation Counsel (an office later renamed Attorney General for the District of Columbia) in February 2000.

Rigsby was nominated to the Superior Court by President George W. Bush on March 2, 2002, and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 25, 2002.[3] He was sworn in on October 11, 2002.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who served alongside him on the Superior Court until 2006.

References
  1. Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
  2. Alexander, Keith L. (April 16, 2009). "D.C. Superior Court Judge Deploying to Oversee Courts-Martial in Iraq, Kuwait". Washington Post.
  3. "The Honorable Robert R. Rigsby, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-10-15.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Nominations of Hon. Todd Walther Dillard and Robert R. Rigsby, Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, May 16, 2002
  5. "Judge Biographies". The Daily Washington Law Reporter. 2002. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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