Lynn Leibovitz (born May 8, 1959) is an associate judge of the

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Education and career

Leibovitz earned her

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from

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in 1981, and her

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from

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in 1985. After graduating, she clerked for

judge Robert I. Richter. She joined the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center in 1997, where she served as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy until 2006.

D.C. superior court

On May 14, 2001, President

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nominated Leibovitz to be an associate judge of the

to the seat vacated by Judge Stephen G. Milliken. On July 26, 2001, the

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held a hearing on her nomination. On August 2, 2001, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On August 3, 2001, the full

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confirmed her nomination by

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. She was sworn in on September 21, 2005.

Notable cases

In 2010, judge Leibovitz presided over the Murder case of Robert Eric Wone, she found the three men involved not guilty on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and tampering with evidence.

Personal life

Leibovitz was born and raised in

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. In 1982, she moved to

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where she has been living since. She is married and has two children.

References

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