Howell, Beryl Alaine Born 1956 in Fort Benning, GA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by Barack Obama on July 14, 2010, to a seat vacated by Paul L. Friedman. Confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 2010, and received commission on December 27, 2010. Education: Bryn Mawr College, B.A., 1978 Columbia Law School, J.D., 1983 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Dickinson R. Debevoise, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1983-1984 Private practice, New York City, 1985-1987 Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1987-1993 U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1993-2003; senior counsel, 1993-1996; general counsel, 1997-2003 Executive managing director and general counsel, Stroz Friedberg, 2003-2009 Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2004-2013