Shana Frost Matini (born April 18, 1970) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an associate judge of the

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. Matini served as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court from 2016 to 2019.

Education

Matini was born in

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. She earned a

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degree from

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and a

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from the

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at the

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. After law school, she clerked for Richard A. Levie of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Career

Prior to becoming a judge, Matini taught English at the Language Teacher's Training College in Slupsk, Poland. She served as an assistant attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Matini has also served as senior legal fellow for the Einstein Institute for Science, Health and the Courts. In February 2018, Matini was nominated by President

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to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2019. Her official investiture ceremony took place on January 10, 2020.

References

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