Andrea Lynn Hertzfeld (born July 27, 1979) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Andrea L. Hertzfeld | |
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| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Stuart Gordon Nash |
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| Born | July 27, 1979[1] Waterville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Bowling Green State University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Education and career
editHertzfeld earned her Bachelor of Arts from Bowling Green State University and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[2]
She worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia later became an assistant United States attorney.[3]
D.C. Superior court
editPresident Donald Trump nominated Hertzfeld on May 6, 2019, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the seat vacated by Stuart Gordon Nash.[4] On October 22, 2019, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination.[5] The Senate confirmed her nomination on November 21, 2019, by voice vote.[6]
In 2023, Hertzfeld was criticized by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for allowing a 15-year-old facing robbery and theft charges to be released home instead of holding the teen in a secure facility. The teen was allegedly involved in a fatal carjacking days later. Hertzfeld said that there was not enough room in youth shelter housing to hold the suspect and criticized the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. A Superior Court spokesman also placed partial responsibility on the D.C. Attorney General. While criticizing Hertzfeld, Bowser erroneously stated that the teen had been arrested 6 or 7 times for carjacking previously. The teen instead had 12 previous charges of robbery as well as charges of weapons possession, destruction of property and receiving stolen property.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Who's who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Randall Publishing Company. 2001. p. 566.
- ^ "THE HONORABLE ANDREA LYNN HERTZFELD ASSOCIATE JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUBIA" (PDF). 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "Andrea Lynn Hertzfeld". dc.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Three Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. May 6, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Nominations of Joshua A. Deahl to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Deborah J. Israel and Andrea L. Hertzfeld to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and Robert A. Dixon to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". United States Senate. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "PN717 — Andrea L. Hertzfeld — The Judiciary". United States Congress. 2019-11-21. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Carjackings prompt finger-pointing and criticisms among D.C. officials". Washington Post. November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bowser slams DC judge for sending 15-year-old carjacking suspect home". NBC News. October 31, 2023.