Noël A. Kramer Explained

Noël A. Kramer
Office:Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Termstart:2005
Termend:2011
Nominator:George W. Bush
Predecessor:John M. Steadman[1]
Successor:Catharine F. Easterly
Office2:Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Termstart2:1984
Termend2:2005
Nominator2:Ronald Reagan
Successor2:Carol Dalton
Birth Name:Alice Noël Anketell
Birth Date:November 22, 1945[2]
Birth Place:Bay City, Michigan, U.S.
Death Date:[3]
Spouse:Franklin David Kramer
Children:2
Alma Mater:Vassar College (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)

Noël Anketell Kramer (November 22, 1945 – May 31, 2018)[3] was an associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Biography

In 1976, she joined the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, where served as Chief of the Superior Court Grand Jury Section from 1980 to 1982. She then transferred to the Fraud Section, where she worked until being appointed to a new seat on the Superior Court in 1984. While serving as Deputy Presiding Judge and Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division, Kramer worked to establish and then presided over the new East of the River Community Court, which hears some misdemeanor cases arising out of arrests east of the Anacostia River in the District of Columbia.[2] Kramer put her name forward for vacancies on the Court of Appeals in 1989 and 1991 and was finally nominated in 2004 to replace John M. Steadman.[1] The Senate did not act on her first nomination, but President Bush renominated her in 2005 and she was confirmed. She retired from the court in 2011.

Personal life

Kramer's husband, Franklin David Kramer, served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1996 to 2001.[4] They had two children. Judge Kramer died on May 31, 2018, aged 72.

Notes and References

  1. http://jnc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/jnc/publication/attachments/Record-JNC-Recs-Desigs-Oct13.pdf Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
  2. http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?men_tab=srchresults&handle=hein.cbhear/cbhearings91515&size=2&collection=congrec&id=74 Nominations of Hon. Linda M. Springer, Hon. Laura A. Cordero, and Hon. Noel Anketell Kramer
  3. Web site: NOEL KRAMER Obituary (2018). Washington Post. Legacy.com. March 20, 2024.
  4. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/franklin-d-kramer/ Franklin D. Kramer profile