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'''Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean''' is an Associate Judge on the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]].
'''Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean''' is an Associate Judge on the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]].


== Biography ==
== Education ==
McLean was a partner at [[Jones Day]].


McLean received her her [[Bachelor of Science]] from [[George Fox University]] in 1998 and her [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Georgetown University Law Center]] in 2001.<ref name="Obama">{{Cite web |title=President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/27/president-obama-nominates-three-serve-superior-court-district-columbia |date=September 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/27/president-obama-nominates-three-serve-superior-court-district-columbia |archive-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref>
In 2016, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated McLean to be a judge on the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]. Her nomination, which was not acted upon prior to the end of the 114th Congress, expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Carmen_Guerricagoitia_McLean|title=Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref>

== Legal career ==

In 2001, she began her career as an associate at [[Jones Day]]. She served as Partner from 2011–2019. She was active in firm management and leadership and served as the Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee and as the Pro Bono and Public Service Partner for Jones Day’s Washington, D.C. office.<ref name="Obama" />

== D.C. superior court service ==

On September 27, 2016, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated McLean to be a Judge on the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]].<ref name="Obama" /> Her nomination, which was not acted upon prior to the end of the 114th Congress, expired.


On October 30, 2017, McLean was nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the same court. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019. She was sworn in on May 3, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.dccourts.gov/press-releases/releases-20190503|title=Litigator and Children's Advocate to be Sworn in as Superior Court Judge|website=District of Columbia Courts|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>
On October 30, 2017, McLean was nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the same court. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019. She was sworn in on May 3, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.dccourts.gov/press-releases/releases-20190503|title=Litigator and Children's Advocate to be Sworn in as Superior Court Judge|website=District of Columbia Courts|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

== Awards ==

In 2012, McLean received the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award from the [[District of Columbia Bar]].<ref name="Obama" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Revision as of 00:24, 21 May 2020

Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
May 3, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byGregory E. Jackson
Personal details
Born
Georgetown Law (J.D.
)

Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education

McLean received her her Bachelor of Science from George Fox University in 1998 and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2001.[1]

Legal career

In 2001, she began her career as an associate at Jones Day. She served as Partner from 2011–2019. She was active in firm management and leadership and served as the Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee and as the Pro Bono and Public Service Partner for Jones Day’s Washington, D.C. office.[1]

D.C. superior court service

On September 27, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated McLean to be a Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1] Her nomination, which was not acted upon prior to the end of the 114th Congress, expired.

On October 30, 2017, McLean was nominated by President Donald Trump to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the same court. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019. She was sworn in on May 3, 2019.[2]

Awards

In 2012, McLean received the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award from the District of Columbia Bar.[1]

Personal life

McLean is married and has two children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Litigator and Children's Advocate to be Sworn in as Superior Court Judge". District of Columbia Courts. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  3. ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-22.

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