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JNC Recommends Three Candidates for Superior Court Vacancy
JNC Recommends Three Candidates for Superior Court Vacancy
April 21, 2026
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has recommended to the president of the United States three candidates for a judicial vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia created by resignation of Judge Maurice A. Ross. The president has 60 days to select a nominee to fill this vacancy.
The candidates are Judge Sherri M. Beatty-Arthur, who has served as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court since 2020; Fernando Campoamor-Sánchez, an experienced trial lawyer with a distinguished career in public service and private practice; and Bernard M. Desrosiers, who is acting chief of staff and assistant general counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Parole Commission. Learn more about the candidates here.
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