Carol Dalton | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office August 2008 – February 2020 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Noël A. Kramer |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Magistrate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office April 2002 – August 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established by Family Court Act of 2001 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1950
[1] New York City, New York [1] |
| Education |
City College of New York (
BA) New York Law School ( JD) George Washington University’s National Law Center ( LLM) |
Carol Ann Dalton (born September 2, 1950) is an American former magistrate judge and associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. [2] [3]
Education and career
Dalton attended Cardinal Spellman High School, graduating in June 1968. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from City College of New York in June 1972, Juris Doctor from New York Law School in June 1986 and her Master of Laws degree in tax law from George Washington University’s National Law Center in June 1990. [1]
After graduating, she worked in private practice. [3]
D.C. Superior Court
In April 2002, Dalton was appointed as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to the Family Court Act of 2001 which created the seat. [4]
On November 9, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated her to be an associate judge on the same court. Her nomination expired on December 9, 2006, with the end of the 109th United States Congress. [5]
President George W. Bush renominated her on January 9, 2007, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Noël A. Kramer. On July 23, 2008, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. [6] [1] On July 30, 2008, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the Senate floor. On August 1, 2008, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote. [7]
References
- ^ a b c d Nominations of Carol A. Dalton, Anthony C. Epstein, and Heidi M. Pasichow hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session on the nominations of Carol A. Dalton, Anthony C. Epstein, and Heidi M. Pasichow to be associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, July 23, 2008. S. Hrg. 110-966. U.S. G.P.O. 2010.
- ^ "Judges | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Family Court 2008 Annual Report" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. March 31, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "PN1054 - Nomination of Carol A. Dalton for The Judiciary, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". www.congress.gov. 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Hearings before Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs" (PDF). www.hsgac.senate.gov. July 23, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "PN7 — Carol A. Dalton — The Judiciary". United States Congress. August 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Cardinal Spellman High School (New York City) alumni
- City College of New York alumni
- New York Law School alumni
- Lawyers from New York City
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American women judges
- Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia