Rainey R. Brandt

Rainey Brandt
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 16, 2019
Nominated byDonald Trump
Preceded byJudith Nan Macaluso
Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
November 7, 2012 – September 16, 2019
Personal details
Born
Rainey Eloise Ransom[1]

(1966-03-12) March 12, 1966 (age 58)[1]
LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
SpouseRobert W. Brandt
EducationAmerican University (BA, MS, PhD)
Columbus School of Law (JD)

Rainey Ransom Brandt (born March 12, 1966) is an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]

Education

Brandt received her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from American University. She earned her Juris Doctor from Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in 1995.[4]

In 1996, she served as law clerk to Judge Michael Rankin and later to Judge Stephanie Duncan-Peters.[2]

Academic career

Prior to becoming a judge, Brandt was a professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology at American University. She continues to serve as an adjunct associate professor at American University, where her areas of research include the prison system and criminal justice. Brandt's dissertation was about the effects of incarceration on the father-child relationship.[5]

D.C. Superior Court

On November 7, 2012, Brandt was sworn in as a Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[6]

On March 21, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Rainey to the seat vacated by Judge Joan Z. McAvoy who retired; that nomination was returned January 3, 2013.[7] She was renominated on November 15, 2016, to the seat vacated by Judge Lee F. Satterfield; that nomination was returned on January 3, 2017.[8]

President Donald Trump nominated her on September 7, 2017, to the same court to the seat vacated by Judith N. Macaluso. Her nomination expired on January 4, 2019.[9] On March 11, 2019, President Trump renominated Brandt to the same seat on the court. The Senate confirmed her nomination on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[10] She was sworn in on September 16, 2019.[2] Her official investiture ceremony took place on January 10, 2020.[11]

Personal life

Brandt lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband Robert W. Brandt, a chief with the U.S. Marshals Service.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. June 15, 2011. p. 75. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio" (PDF). dccourts.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Judges | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. ^ "President Obama Nominates Rainey Ransom Brandt to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "CUA Law Alumna, Rainey Brandt '95, Confirmed to DC Superior Court". Columbus School of Law. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ Linde, Rebecca Vander. "Alumna Becomes D.C. Judge, Remains Committed to AU". American University. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "PN1476 - Nomination of Rainey Ransom Brandt for The Judiciary, 112th Congress (2011-2012)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "PN1805 - Nomination of Rainey Ransom Brandt for The Judiciary, 114th Congress (2015-2016)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "PN995 - Nomination of Rainey R. Brandt for The Judiciary, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  10. ^ "PN507 - Nomination of Rainey R. Brandt for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "INVESTITURES OF FOUR NEW DC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES IN JANUARY" (Press release). newsroom.dccourts.gov. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Newest Superior Court Judge Began Career as a Law Clerk, Served as Special Counsel to 3 Chief Judges, and has Served as a Magistrate Judge for 7 years". District of Columbia Courts. Retrieved 2020-01-13.