Phyllis Diane Thompson (born October 1, 1952) is a Senior

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of the

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Biography

Thompson was born on October 1, 1952, in

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After earning a bachelor's degree in anthropology from

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in 1974, she studied religion at

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. She received her J.D. degree with high honors from

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in 1981. She then joined the law firm

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, where she became the first African-American woman partner in 1989. In 2006, Thompson was appointed to the D.C. Court of Appeals by President

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. Her term as Associate Judge expired on September 4, 2021.

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