José M. López (judge) explained

José M. López
Office1:	Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
President1:	George H. W. Bush
Term Start1:	1990
Term End1:	December 31, 2021
Successor1:	Errol Rajesh Arthur
Birth Date:	29 May 1949
Birth Place:	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Education:	Middlebury College (BA) Suffolk University (JD)

José M. López (born May 29, 1949)^[1] is a former associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.^{[2] [3]}

Education and career

López earned his Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College in 1973, and his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1977.

D.C. Superior Court

President George H. W. Bush nominated López on April 19, 1990, to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. On July 20, 1990, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On August 2, 1990, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On August 4, 1990, the full United States Senate confirmed his nomination by unanimous consent.^[4] He retired from the court on December 31, 2021.^[5]

Personal life

López was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.

Notes and References

1. Book: Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental . Nominations for Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Mary Ellen Abrecht, Kaye K. Christian, Frederick D. Dorsey, Ellen Segal Huvelle, Jose M. Lopez, Joan Z. McAvoy, Gregory E. Mize, Patricia Q. Wynn, John Henry Bayly, Jr., Linda Turner Hamilton, and Stephen G. Milliken, to be Associate Judges .... . July 20, 1990 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en.
2. Web site: District of Columbia Superior Court Judges. www.dccourts.gov. January 23, 2020.
3. Web site: Honorable José M. López. www.dccourts.gov. 2020-01-24.
4. Web site: PN1181-5 - Nomination of Jose M. Lopez for The Judiciary, 101st Congress (1989-1990). 1990-08-04. www.congress.gov. 2020-01-24.
5. Web site: Notice of Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia . 2021-11-03 . jnc.dc.gov.