Robert A. Salerno | |
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Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office March 11, 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert Isaac Richter |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Alan Salerno September 14, 1961[1] Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Spouse | Juanita |
Children | 2 |
Education | Brown University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Robert Alan Salerno (born September 14, 1961) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2]
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Salerno graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1979.[3]
Salerno earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, in 1983, and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1990.[4]
After graduating law school, Salerno worked in various law firms in Washington, D.C.
On September 29, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Salerno to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Isaac Richter.[5] On December 3, 2015, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On December 17, 2015, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor and later that day, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5] He was sworn in on March 11, 2016.[2]
Salerno has been a resident of Washington D.C. since 1990 and lives there with his wife Juanita. They have two children.[6]