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Ali, Amir Hatem Mahdy
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on February 1, 2024, to a seat vacated by Beryl Alaine Howell. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 2024, and received commission on November 22, 2024.
Education:
University of Waterloo, B.S.E., 2008
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2011
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Raymond C. Fisher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011-2012
Law clerk, Hon. Marshall Rothstein, Supreme Court of Canada, 2012-2013
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2013-2017
Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, D.C., 2017-2024
Supreme Court and appellate counsel, 2017-2020
Director, Washington, D.C. office, 2020-2021
Deputy director, Supreme Court and appellate program, 2020-2021
Executive director, 2021-2023
President and executive director, 2023-2024
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 2018
Lecturer and clinical co-director, Harvard Law School, 2018-
Adjunct professor, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, 2023-