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Beryl Howell

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Beryl Howell

Beryl Alaine Howell (born December 3, 1956) is an American attorney and jurist who serves as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was appointed to the District of Columbia federal court in 2010 by President Barack Obama, and she served as its chief judge from 2016 to 2023. As chief judge, she supervised federal grand juries in the district, including for the Mueller special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and investigations into attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.

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Preceded by
Paul L. Friedman
Succeeded by
Amir Ali
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Born
(1956-12-03) December 3, 1956 (age 69)Fort Benning, Georgia
Education
Bryn Mawr College (BA)Columbia University (JD)

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Preceded byPaul L. Friedman
Preceded byPaul L. Friedman
Legal offices
Preceded byPaul L. Friedman
Legal offices
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2010–2024
Legal offices
Succeeded byAmir Ali
Preceded byRichard W. Roberts
Preceded byRichard W. Roberts
Legal offices
Preceded byRichard W. Roberts
Legal offices
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2016–2023
Legal offices
Succeeded byJames Boasberg
Legal offices
Preceded byPaul L. Friedman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2010–2024
Succeeded byAmir Ali
Preceded byRichard W. Roberts
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2016–2023
Succeeded byJames Boasberg

References

  1. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-neuborne-mueller-grand-juries-20181129-story.html
  2. The New York TImes
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/us/politics/trump-judge-james-boasberg.html
  3. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/meet-the-judge-who-just-released-200-secret-government-surveillance-requests/2016/09/23/4ddb1266-7b50-11e6-beac-57a4a412e93a_story.html
  4. "President Obama Names Five to United States District Court"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170118172241/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-five-united-states-district-court-0
  5. Beryl Howell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
    https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393581
  6. "RIAA lobbyist becomes federal judge, rules on file-sharing cases"
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/03/riaa-lobbyist-becomes-federal-judge-rules-on-file-sharing-cases/
  7. Science and Technology newsletter
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130105080931/http://www.brynmawr.edu/sandt/2003_october/practicing.html
  8. "Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Beryl Howell To Be A United States District Court Judge For The District Of Columbia"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121216110049/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=e655f9e2809e5476862f735da16114a4&wit_id=e655f9e2809e5476862f735da16114a4-0-0
  9. "Stroz Friedberg LLC – Professionals – Howell, Beryl A."
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071012022052/http://www.strozllc.com/professionals/xprProfessionalDetails1.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalDetail&professional=6
  10. "Beryl Howell"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100412173902/http://www.cdt.org/personnel/beryl-howell
  11. "Perspectives on the USA PATRIOT Act"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032127/http://www.strozfriedberg.com/files/Publication/7b493929-ab4c-4cf0-94e5-014e98218087/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/d459b7e2-02bc-49a4-bb75-39e2f64276ea/BAHPatriotActArticle.pdf
  12. "Staff"
    https://www.cdt.org/staff
  13. www.wwcda.org
    https://www.wwcda.org/event/awards-program
  14. 2023 WWCDA Awards Gala Full Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNDnJWh1gzE
  15. HuffPost
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elise-stefanik-complaint-against-judge-beryl-howell_n_657ccab5e4b036ecab4508f0
  16. www.opensecrets.org
    http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=31911
  17. U.S. Copyright Surveillance Machine About To Be Switched On, Promises of Transparency Already Broken, Electronic Frontie
    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/us-copyright-surveillance-machine-about-be-switched-on
  18. RIAA lobbying data (public record) as published by OpenSecrets.org for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
    http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000581&year=2004
  19. Stroz Frieberg lobbying data (public record) as published by OpenSecrets.org for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
    http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmlbs.php?id=F27199&year=2004
  20. Stroz Frieberg lobbying data (public record) as published by OpenSecrets.org for 2005
    http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmlbs.php?id=F27199&year=2005
  21. "Commission Members"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162934/http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/110523_cyberspace_members.pdf
  22. Faculty
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140317181746/http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/howell/
  23. "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate, 7/14/10"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100716103629/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-senate-71410
  24. Above the Law
    http://abovethelaw.com/2015/04/judging-the-judges-who-are-the-most-cited-new-jurists-on-the-federal-bench/?rf=1
  25. New York Times
    https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/supreme-court-issues-new-rule-barring-protests-on-plaza/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
  26. "Protester challenges Supreme Court speech-free zone"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150916033856/http://watchdog.org/172646/supreme-court-speech/
  27. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/04/campaigns-dark-money-groups-donors-anonymous-ruling-762440
  28. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/political-nonprofits-must-now-name-many-of-their-donors-under-federal-court-ruling-after-supreme-court-declines-to-intervene/2018/09/18/851ea210-bb72-11e8-9812-a389be6690af_story.html
  29. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/us/politics/house-impeachment-subpoenas.html
  30. lawandcrime.com
    https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-judge-calls-trump-admins-legal-arguments-a-farce-in-order-filled-with-jabs-at-doj-attorneys/
  31. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/politics/perkins-coie-trump-executive-order
  32. "The ruling against Trump's law firm order shows how to respond in this moment"
    https://www.lawdork.com/p/judge-howell-trump-perkins-coie-final-order
  33. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/02/trump-perkins-coie-law-firms-lawsuit/ [bare URL]
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/02/trump-perkins-coie-law-firms-lawsuit/
  34. MSNBC
    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/judge-used-trumps-words-expose-real-agenda-rcna204827
  35. "Judge strikes down Trump's executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie"
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/3/judge-strikes-down-trumps-executive-order-targeting-law-firm-perkins-coie
  36. Lawfare
    https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-reporter-s-notes-of-the-april-23-perkins-coie-hearing
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