James Boasberg's Biography
Contact Information
Office
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
Full Name:
James 'Jeb' E. Boasberg
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1963
Birth Place:
San Francisco, CA
JD, Yale Law School, 1990
MSt, Modern European History, University of Oxford, 1986
BA, History, Yale College, 1985
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Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 2023-present
Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 2011-present
Appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts, Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2014-2021
Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2002-2011
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, March 14, 2011
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, January 5, 2011
Visiting Lecturer, George Washington University, Law School, 2003
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Columbia, 1996-2002
Litigation Associate, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, Washington, District of Clumbia, 1995-1996
Litigation Associate, Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco, California, 1991-1994
Law Clerk, Honorable Dorothy W. Nelson, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1990-1991
President, Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, present
Past Chair, Governing Board of Saint Albans School