Judge Amy Berman Jackson Biography
Judge Amy Berman Jackson is a prominent American attorney and Jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Education
She received her education at Harvard College where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. Then she attended Harvard Law School where she received a Juris Doctor in 1979.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Career
She served as a law clerk to Judge Harrison Lee Winter of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit after graduating from law school from 1979 to 1980. She then served as an assistant United States attorney from 1980 to 1986 for the District of Columbia where she received Department of Justice Special Achievement Awards for her work on high-profile murder and sexual assault cases in 1985 and 1986. From 1986 to 1994, she was an associate and then a partner at Venable, Baetjer, Howard, and Civiletti.
Until her appointment as a federal judge in 2000, she was a member of the law firm Trout Cacheris & Solomon PLLC in Washington, D.C. There, she specialized in complex litigation, criminal investigations, and defense, criminal trials, civil trials, and appeals. In 2009, she represented the nine-term Representative for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District William J. Jefferson in his corruption trial. Moreover, he has served as a legal commentator for Fox News, CNN, NBC, and MSNBC.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson Federal Judicial Service
President Barack Obama nominated Jackson on June 17, 201, to fill in a seat on the United States District Cout for the District of Columbia. The seat was vacated by Judge Gladys Kessler who assumed senior status in 2007. Her nomination lapsed at the end of the 11th Congress, on January 5, 2011, Obama nominated her at the beginning of the 112th Congress. On March 17, 2011, The United States Senate confirmed Jackson by a 97-0 vote. The next day, she received her commission. On May 1, 2023, she assumed her senior status.
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Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Labor Law
In Chamber of Commerce v. National Labor Relations Board (2012), she ruled that the National Labor Relations Board had the statutory authority to promulgate a federal regulation. In 2015, she ruled against a coalition of businesses who challenged an NLRB rule expecting union elections.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson Jesse Jackson Jr.
She preceded the August 2013 sentencing of former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi Jackson. After accepting guilty pleas for misuse of campaign funds, she sentenced Representative Jackson to 30 months and his wife to 12 months in prison.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson Roger Stone
Breman was assigned the case of Roger Stone in January 2019, who had been an informal advisor to 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump, after a grand jury had indicted Stone on seven counts including making false statements, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering. Jackson said on February 20, 2020, before Stone’s sentencing “He was not prosecuted, as some have claimed, for standing up with the president. He was prosecuted for covering up for the president.” Jackson denied that Stone was being punished for his politics or his allies. In July 2020, Trump commuted Stone’s sentence shortly before Stone was scheduled to report to federal prison. He pardoned Stone on December 3, 2020, four weeks before Joe Biden was sworn in.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Age
Berman was born on July 22, 1954, therefore she is 69 years old as of August 2023. She thus celebrates her birthday on July 22nd of every year.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson Height
She stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m) tall.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Family
Jackson was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Barnett Berman (Father) a physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Mildred Sauber (Mother). It is not known if Amy has any siblings.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Husband
Berman is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. However, she was previously married to Darryl Jackson. They got married in 1989 but divorced in 2013. She and her divorced husband were blessed with two sons, Matt Jackson and the other one is not mentioned.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Net Worth
Jackson has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million which she has earned through being an Attorney and Judge.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $120,000.