Beryl A. Howell
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Beryl A. Howell
| Beryl A. Howell | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 27, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Paul L. Friedman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 54–55) Fort Benning, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College (B.A.) Columbia University School of Law (J.D.) |
Beryl A. Howell (born 1956) is a federal District Court judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and former RIAA lobbyist. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 14, 2010 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 27, 2010. She previously served as Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission.
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Early life and education
Howell graduated from Bryn Mawr College with her Bachelor's degree, with honors in Philosophy in 1978 and from Columbia University School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1983.[1]
Legal career
Following law school graduation, Howell clerked for Judge Dickinson Richards Debevoise in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1983 to 1984. From the years 1985 to 1987 she was in private practice as an associate at the New York law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel.[1] From 1987 to 1993, Howell was an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where she became Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Section. From 1993 to 2003, Howell served on the staff of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary as a senior advisor to chairman Patrick Leahy, including as the committee’s general counsel starting in 1997. Howell served as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission from 2004 until being seated on the District Court in 2010.[1]
RIAA Financing
Judge Beryl Howell received 415,000 USD from the RIAA for lobbying work, from 2005 to 2008, during her tenure at Stroz Friedberg LLC. This financing represents a potential conflict of interest for cases which involve copyright law,[2][3] some of which she has presided over since joining the bench.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Office of the Press Secretary (July 14, 2010). "President Obama Names Five to United States District Court". The White House. Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-five-united-states-district-court-0. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ http://www.implu.com/lobbyist/37183
- ^ http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=31911
- ^ http://ia600308.us.archive.org/1/items/gov.uscourts.dcd.141287/gov.uscourts.dcd.141287.25.0.pdf
- ^ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/bittorrent/
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