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JNC Recommends Judges Okun, Trafford for D.C. Courts Vacancies

November 26, 2024

The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) has announced replacement candidates for vacancies on the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court.

The JNC is recommending to the president D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Robert Okun as a candidate to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn A. Oberly, and Superior Court Magistrate Judge Sherry M. Trafford to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Superior Court Judge Wendell P. Gardner Jr. Learn more about Judges Okun and Trafford here .

The previous candidates for the two positions — Superior Court Judge Anthony C. Epstein and attorney Lee W. Jackson — have withdrawn their candidacies.

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