Leslie Meek

Leslie Meek
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJudith Anne Smith
Personal details
Born (1965-05-09) May 9, 1965 (age 59)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
SpouseKendrick Meek (divorced)
Alma materFisk University (BA)
Case Western Reserve University (JD)

Leslie Amenia Meek (born May 9, 1965) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. She previously served as an administrative law judge from 2006 to 2023.

Early life and education

Meek received her Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University in 1987 and her Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1990.[2]

Career

Meek began her career working in the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. Meek served as an assistant city attorney for Miami, and from 1992 to 1994, she worked as an assistant general counsel for the Florida Comptroller. From 1995 to 2003, she served as assistant general counsel and then general counsel for the United Teachers of Dade in Miami. From 2006 to 2014, Meek served as an administrative law judge and appellate administrative law judge with the administrative hearings division of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. From 2014 to 2023, she served as an administrative law judge with the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings.[2][3]

D.C. superior court service

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Meek to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. President Biden nominated Meek to the seat to be vacated by Judge Judith Anne Smith, whose term subsequently expired on January 21, 2022.[4] On September 21, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[5] On September 28, 2022, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by voice vote en bloc, with Senators Rick Scott and Josh Hawley voting "no" on record.[6] On December 15, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[7] She was sworn in on January 17, 2023.[8]

Personal life

Meek was married to U.S. Representative Kendrick Meek, a Democrat from Florida, with whom she has two children.[9] Meek served as the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses organization.[10]

References

  1. ^ "NOMINATIONS OF COLLEEN J. SHOGAN, VIJAY SHANKER, LAURA E. CRANE, LESLIE A. MEEK, AND VERONICA M. SANCHEZ" (PDF). COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE. September 21, 2022. p. 137. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Leslie A. Meek". jnc.dc.gov. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Nominations of Colleen J. Shogan to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration; Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and Laura E. Crane, Leslie A. Meek, and Veronica M. Sanchez to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. September 28, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "PN1475 — Leslie A. Meek — The Judiciary". congress.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "D.C. Superior Court Welcomes Six New Judges". DC Bar. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "MEEK, Kendrick B. US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. ^ Rothstein, Betsy (May 15, 2007). "Leslie Meek: A spouse who stands on her own two feet". The Hill. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2023–present 		Incumbent