Anthony Charles Epstein (born June 17, 1952) is a senior judge of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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.
Education and career
Epstein earned his
Bachelor of Arts
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from
Yale College
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in 1974, and his
Juris Doctor
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from
Yale Law School
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in 1977.
After graduating, he
clerked for Judge
Charles B. Renfrew of the
. In 1981, he started working in private practice. He joined
Jenner & Block
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in 1983 and
Steptoe & Johnson
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H ...
in 1999.
D.C. Superior Court
President
George W. Bush
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nominated Epstein on January 9, 2007, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Susan Rebecca Holmes. On July 23, 2008, the
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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held a hearing on his nomination. On July 30, 2008, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On August 1, 2008, the full
Senate
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confirmed his nomination by
voice vote
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. He was sworn in on September 8, 2008.
References
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1952 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Lawyers from New York City
Yale College alumni
Yale Law School alumni