Roy W. McLeese III explained

Roy McLeese
Office:Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Appointer:Barack Obama
Term Start:September 21, 2012
Predecessor:Vanessa Ruiz
Birth Name:Roy Wallace McLeese III
Birth Date:7 December 1959
Birth Place:Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse:Virginia A. Seitz[1]
Education:Harvard University (BA)
New York University (JD)

Roy Wallace McLeese III[2] (born December 7, 1959)[2] is an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest appellate court for the District of Columbia.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1981 from Harvard College, and his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1985 from the New York University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review. He spent his legal career at the United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Columbia before his nomination to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2011.[4]

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  1. http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/documents/DCCA-Bio-McLeese.pdf Official bio of Judge McLeese
  2. Web site: March 6, 2012 . Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts . June 15, 2021 . United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs . 43.
  3. 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
  4. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/11/17/president-obama-nominates-roy-wallace-mcleese-iii-serve-district-columbi Nomination of Roy Wallace McLeese III to be an Appellate Judge for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals