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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

President Obama Nominates Rainey Ransom Brandt to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Rainey Ransom Brandt to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

“Throughout her career, Rainey Ransom Brandt has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice,” said President Obama.  “I am proud to nominate her to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.”

Rainey Ransom Brandt:  Nominee for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Rainey Ransom Brandt currently serves as Special Counsel to the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, having previously served as Special Counsel to the two most recent former chief judges of that Court. Prior to her tenure with the Court, Brandt taught as a full-time professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society, at American University, where she remains an Adjunct Associate Professor teaching courses related to criminal justice.  Brandt received her B.A., M.S., and Doctorate degrees from American University and is a graduate of the Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America.