Draft:Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha
Kene Okocha | |
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| Born | Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha |
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Cherri Barksdale (m. 2017) |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS, JD) |
Kenechukwu Onyemaechi "Kene" Okocha[1] is an American lawyer who is the nominee to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Education[edit]
Okocha earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2004 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2007.[2][3]
Career[edit]
After graduating from law school, Okocha worked for the Greenlining Institute. From 2008 to 2010, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Dane County District Attorney's Office.[4] Since 2011, he has served as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia.[5][6] Since 2019, Okocha has been deputy chief for the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Division in that office.[3]
Nomination to D.C. superior court[edit]
On June 7, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Okocha to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2] On June 8, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Okocha to the seat vacated by Judge William W. Nooter, who retired on February 25, 2023.[7] A hearing on his nomination before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was held on September 7, 2023.[8] On September 12, 2023, his nomination was reported out of the committee by a 7–5 vote.[9] On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[10] He was renominated on January 11, 2024.[11] On January 31, 2024, his nomination was reported out of the committee by a 8–5 vote.[12] His nomination is pending before the United States Senate.
Personal life[edit]
In 2017, Okocha married Cherri Barksdale. He is Nigerian-American.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wisconsin Lawyer: Final Thought Learning While Teaching". State Bar of Wisconsin. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Thirty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney". The White House. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kenechukwu Okocha '07 Nominated To Serve as Judge for D.C. Superior Court | University of Wisconsin Law School". law.wisc.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Kenechukwu O. Okocha, Esq | jnc". jnc.dc.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Thomsen, Jacqueline (June 7, 2023). "Biden taps US prosecutors for federal judgeships in Louisiana". Reuters. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ Swan, Betsy Woodruff (June 7, 2023). "Biden rolls out 2 new red-state judicial picks". POLITICO. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 8, 2023.
- ^ "NOMINATIONS OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT G. TAUB TO BE A COMMISSIONER, POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION, AND TANYA M. JONES BOSIER, DANNY L.H. NGUYEN, AND KENECHUKWU O. OKOCHA TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "PN767 — Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Memo" (PDF). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. January 31, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Bride, Black (April 2, 2019). "Okocha Wedding | Washington, D.C. Real Wedding". Black Bride. Retrieved June 10, 2023.