Sean C. Staples
Sean C. Staples | |
|---|---|
| Magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Lee F. Satterfield |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Syracuse University (BS) Catholic University of America (JD) |
Sean C. Staples is an American lawyer and judge who is a magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and a nominee to be a judge of the same court.
Early life and education[]
Staples was raised in New York.[1] He received his Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University in 1991 and his Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 1996.[2]
Legal and judicial career[]
Staples served as a law clerk for Judge Robert E. Morin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1998 to 1999. From 2000 to 2006, he was a clinical professor in the Criminal Division of the D.C. Law Students in Court Program, supervising law students in the representation of adults and juveniles in D.C. Superior Court. From 2006 to 2013, he was an attorney with the Children’s Law Center, last serving as the Guardian ad Litem Project Director.[2] He previously served as assistant public defender in Fairfax, Virginia. He was appointed to be a magistrate judge by chief judge Lee F. Satterfield in December 2013.[1] He has been assigned to the Criminal and Domestic Violence Divisions on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2]
Nomination to D.C. Superior court[]
On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Staples to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Staples to the seat vacated by Judge Lee F. Satterfield, whose term expired on February 1, 2017.[3] On September 14, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[4] On October 6, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] His nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.
References[]
- ^ a b "The Honorable Sean C. Staples Magistrate Judges" (PDF). dccourts.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Names Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees", White House, June 30, 2021
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- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, July 13, 2021
- ^ "Nominations of Tovah R. Calderon to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Kenia Seoane Lopez, Rupa R. Puttagunta, and Sean C. Staples to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Record" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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