Roy W. McLeese III

Roy McLeese
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 21, 2012
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byVanessa Ruiz
Personal details
Born
Roy Wallace McLeese III

(1959-12-07) December 7, 1959 (age 65)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseVirginia A. Seitz[1]
EducationHarvard University (BA)
New York University (JD)

Roy Wallace McLeese III[2] (born December 7, 1959)[2] is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[3]

Life and career

McLeese was born on December 7, 1959, in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude. He then attended the New York University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the New York University Law Review. He graduated in 1985 with a Juris Doctor, cum laude, and membership in the Order of the Coif.

After law school, McLeese was a law clerk to then-judge Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1985 to 1986. After Scalia was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1986, McLeese again clerked for him from 1986 to 1987.

McLeese spent his legal career at the United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Columbia before his nomination to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2011.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Official bio of Judge McLeese
  2. ^ a b "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. March 6, 2012. p. 43. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
  4. ^ Nomination of Roy Wallace McLeese III to be an Appellate Judge for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
2012–present 		Incumbent