John Francis McCabe, Jr. (born September 15, 1958) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education and career

McCabe earned his

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from

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in 1980, and his

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from

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in 1986. McCabe was a staff attorney with the

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from 1989 to 1990. He worked in the office of the

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from 1990 to 1998. He then went on to work in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the

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D.C. superior court

In October 2002, McCabe was appointed as a magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by Chief Judge

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. President

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nominated McCabe on July 11, 2011, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by

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. On November 8, 2011, the

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held a hearing on his nomination and on the following day, November 9, 2011, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 18, 2011, the full

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confirmed his nomination by

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. He was sworn in on February 24, 2012.

Personal life

McCabe grew up in New Jersey. In 1989, he moved to Washington D.C. where he's been living since.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCabe, John F. 1958 births Living people 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges 21st-century American lawyers Duke University alumni Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Lawyers from New York City Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Tulane University Law School alumni