Loren AliKhan

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Loren AliKhan
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AliKhan in 2020
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Assumed office
February 18, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn R. Fisher
2nd Solicitor General of the District of Columbia
In office
March 1, 2018 – February 8, 2022
Attorney GeneralKarl Racine
Preceded byTodd Kim
Personal details
Born1983/1984 (age 39–40)[1]
EducationBard College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Loren Linn AliKhan[2] (born 1983/1984) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest appellate court for the District of Columbia. She previously served as the solicitor general of the District of Columbia from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education

AliKhan is the daughter of immigrants from Pakistan.[3] AliKhan received her Bachelor of Arts from Bard College at Simon's Rock in 2003 and her Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2006.[4]

Legal career

After graduating from law school, AliKhan clerked for Judges Louis H. Pollak of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2006-2007) and Thomas L. Ambro of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2007-2008). She was then a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States before joining the Washington, D.C. office of O'Melveny & Meyers. In 2013, AliKhan joined the Office of the District of Columbia Attorney General as a Deputy Solicitor General. In that role, she represented the District of Columbia's interests in appellate litigation before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Supreme Court of the United States, and other appellate tribunals.

On March 1, 2018, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine appointed AliKhan as the District's second Solicitor General, succeeding Todd Kim.[5]

D.C. court of appeals service

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated AliKhan to serve as an Associate Judge for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[4] President Biden nominated AliKhan to the seat vacated by Judge John R. Fisher, who retired on August 22, 2020.[6] On December 2, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[7] Her nomination was reported to the full Senate on December 15, 2021.[8] On February 2, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 55–40 vote.[9] On February 8, 2022, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 55–41 vote.[10] She was sworn in by Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby on February 18, 2022.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Two-Piece Wedding Dresses Make Their Statement". The New York Times. 2015-04-17.
  2. ^ "Certificate of Service, No. 20-331" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2020-12-23.
  3. ^ "Biden announces more Asian American nominees in bid to reshape federal bench". The Yappie. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ^ a b "President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees", White House, September 30, 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Attorney General Racine Appoints Loren AliKhan as the District's Second Solicitor General" (Press release). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Nominations of Loren L. AliKhan and John P. Howard III to be Associate Judges, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Adrienne Jennings Noti to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. December 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "PN1201 - Nomination of Loren L. AliKhan for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Loren L. AliKhan to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "Two New Judges Take Their Place on the Bench in the DC Court of Appeals". DC Courts. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor General of the District of Columbia
2018–2022 		Succeeded by
Caroline Van Zile (Acting)
Preceded by Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
2022–present 		Incumbent
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