Robert A. Salerno

Robert A. Salerno is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1][2]

Robert A. Salerno
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
March 11, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRobert Isaac Richter
Personal details
BornNewark, New Jersey
Spouse(s)Juanita
Children2

Education and career

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Salerno graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1979.[3]

Salerno earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, in 1983, and J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1990.[4]

After graduating law school, Salerno worked in various law firms in Washington, D.C..

D.C. Superior Court

President Barack Obama nominated Salerno on September 29, 2014, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Robert Isaac Richter.[5] On December 3, 2015, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On December 17, 2015, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor and later that day, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5] He was sworn in on March 11, 2016.[2]

Personal life

Salerno has been a reseident of Washington D.C. since 1990 and lives there with his wife Juanita. They have two children.[6]

References
  1. "Robert A. Salerno - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. Nominations Of Hon. Carol Waller Pope, Robert A. Salerno And Darlene M. Soltys - Hearing Before The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs United States Senate One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, December 3, 2015. Accessed November 28, 2019. "Seton Hall Preparatory School; 1975 to 1979; High School Diploma, 1979."
  4. "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Robert A. Salerno to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. September 29, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. "PN424 — Robert A. Salerno — The Judiciary". United States Congress. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. "Opening Statement of Robert A. Salerno" (PDF). United States Congress. December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2019.


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