Boasberg, James Emanuel Born 1963 in San Francisco, CA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Thomas F. Hogan. Confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 2011, and received commission on March 17, 2011. Education: Yale College, B.A., 1985 University of Oxford, M.St., 1986 Yale Law School, J.D., 1990 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1990-1991 Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1991-1994 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996 Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1996-2002 Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2002-2011