President Biden Announces Local D.C. Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Marshal

The President is announcing his intent to nominate two individuals to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals—both of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.

These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country—both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds.

The President has now announced five nominees to serve on the D.C. Court of Appeals.

The President is also announcing his intent to nominate one individual to serve as U.S. Marshal. This official will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law and was chosen for her devotion to enforcing the law, her professionalism, her experience and credentials, and her dedication to pursuing equal justice for all.

The President has now announced 29 nominees to serve as U.S. Marshals.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals Announcements

1. Carmen G. Iguina González: Nominee for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Carmen G. Iguina González has been a counsel at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP in Washington, D.C., since 2022 and Director of the Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic since 2024. She previously worked at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project as a Senior Staff Attorney from 2020 to 2022 and at the ACLU of Southern California as a Staff Attorney from 2014 to 2017 and an Equal Justice Works Fellow from 2012 to 2014. She also worked as an associate at Jones Day from 2018 to 2020. Ms. Iguina González served as a law clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018, Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2011 to 2012, and Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 2010 to 2011. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law in 2010 and her A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 2005.

2. Joseph R. Palmore: Nominee for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Joseph R. Palmore has been a partner at Morrison Foerster LLP in Washington, D.C. since 2014. He currently co-chairs the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court practice. Previously, Mr. Palmore served at the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant to the Solicitor General from 2010 to 2014 and at the Federal Communications Commission as Deputy General Counsel from 2007 to 2009 and as special counsel from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Palmore worked as an associate at Sidley Austin LLP from 2002 to 2005. He served as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2001 to 2002, Judge Dennis Jacobs on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998 to 1999, and Judge John Gleeson on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Palmore received his J.D. and his M.A. from the University of Virginia in 1998 and his A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1991.

United States Marshal Announcement

1. Miranda Holloway-Baggett: Nominee for United States Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama

Miranda Holloway-Baggett served as a Deputy United States Marshal in the U.S. Marshals Service from 2001 to 2023 and has been Chief Inspector and Discipline Deciding Official for the Agency since 2023. During her 23-year career in the Marshals Service, Ms. Holloway-Baggett has held various leadership roles in Marshals Service offices in Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama. These roles include Deputy U.S. Marshal, Supervisory Deputy, Assistant Chief Deputy and serving from 2019 through 2023 as Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama. She received her Master’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix in 2009 and her B.S. in Criminal Justice and Corrective Services from Jackson State University in 2002.

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