About Anita Josey-Herring
Born 1960. Anita Josey-Herring is an American judge.
Education and career Josey-Herring received her Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987.
On September 11, 2012, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Obama reappoint her to second fifteen-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.
On July 21, 2020, the Nominating Commission selected Josey-Herring to be the next Chief Judge of the Superior Court. She was sworn in on October 16, 2020. Upon the end of her term as chief judge, she took senior status effective October 1, 2024.
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Who is Anita Josey-Herring?
American judge
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Anita Josey-Herring was born on 19 September 1960 in Portsmouth.
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Anita Josey-Herring is a judge.
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Anita Josey-Herring is American.
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