James Boasberg was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Barack Obama in 2011 and became its chief judge in 2023.

The District of Columbia has joined a growing trend of progressive states, cities and municipalities across the country litigating the alleged impacts of global carbon emissions in state courts.

President George W. Bush previously appointed him to serve as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “For a number of years, but particularly in the last few months ...

After serving in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Boasberg was appointed in 2002 by then-President George W. Bush to serve as an associate judge on the Superior Court of ...

The judge was appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by President George W. Bush in 2002 and elevated to the District Court in 2001 by President Barack Obama. Trumo has ...

In September of 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Boasberg to become an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “I was so happy for him when he did make the ...

“We can eliminate an entire district court. We have power of funding over ... order on Tuesday that blocked the detention of Columbia student Yunseo Chung, who was targeted for her participation ...

said Martin “is obviously not familiar with how judges in the District of Columbia work. But he is about to find out. We follow case law.” Spokespeople for D.C. Superior Court and the District ...

Then, in 2002, former President George W. Bush ’68, a fellow Skull and Bones member, appointed him to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Boasberg was appointed by ...