For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 21, 2003
President Bush Announced Intention to Nominate
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
three individuals to serve on the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia:
The President intends to nominate Jerry S. Byrd of the District of
Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice a new position
created by Public Law number 107-114, approved January 8, 2002. He is
currently a Magistrate Judge with the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia. Judge Byrd is a graduate of Fisk University and went on to
earn his law degree from Howard University.
The President intends to nominate Judith N. Macaluso of the
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice a new
position created by Public Law number 107-114, approved January 8,
2002. She is currently a Magistrate Judge with the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia. Judge Macaluso is a graduate of the
University of Maryland and received her law degree from Howard
University.
The President intends to nominate J. Michael Ryan of the District
of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice a new position
created by Public Law number 107-114, approved January 8, 2002. He is
currently the Special Counsel to the Director for Public Defender
Services for the District of Columbia. He is a graduate of the College
of William and Mary and earned his law degree from George Washington
University.
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