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NOMINATIONS OF HON. ANNA BLACKBURNERIGSBY, PHYLLIS D. THOMPSON, AND

JENNIFER M. ANDERSON

HEARING
BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON
HOMELAND SECURITY AND
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
ON THE
NOMINATIONS OF HON. ANNA BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY AND PHYLLIS D.
THOMPSON TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURT OF APPEALS, AND JENNIFER M. ANDERSON TO BE ASSOCIATE
JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

JULY 11, 2006

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COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine, Chairman
TED STEVENS, Alaska
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio
CARL LEVIN, Michigan
NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware
LINCOLN D. CHAFEE, Rhode Island
MARK DAYTON, Minnesota
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah
FRANK LAUTENBERG, New Jersey
PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
MICHAEL D. BOPP, Staff Director and Chief Counsel
JENNIFER A. HEMINGWAY, Professional Staff Member
DAVID W. COLE, Professional Staff Member
MICHAEL L. ALEXANDER, Minority Staff Director
ADAM R. SEDGEWICK, Minority Professional Staff Member
JENNIFER L. TYREE, Minority Counsel, Oversight of Government Management,
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
TRINA DRIESSNACK TYRER, Chief Clerk

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CONTENTS
Opening statements:
Senator Voinovich .............................................................................................

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WITNESSES
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006
Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Delegate to Congress from the District of
Columbia ...............................................................................................................
Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby to be Associate Judge, District of Columbia
Court of Appeals:
Testimony ..........................................................................................................
Prepared statement ..........................................................................................
Biographical and professional information .....................................................
Phyllis D. Thompson to be Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of
Appeals:
Testimony ..........................................................................................................
Prepared statement ..........................................................................................
Biographical and professional information .....................................................
Jennifer M. Anderson to be Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District
of Columbia:
Testimony ..........................................................................................................
Prepared statement ..........................................................................................
Biographical and professional information .....................................................

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Post-hearing question for Ms. Anderson submitted by Senator Lieberman .......
Paul Strauss, a U.S. Senator (Shadow) from the District of Columbia, prepared statement ...................................................................................................

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NOMINATIONS OF HON. ANNA BLACKBURNERIGSBY, PHYLLIS D. THOMPSON, AND

JENNIFER M. ANDERSON
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006

U.S. SENATE,
ON HOMELAND SECURITY
AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,

COMMITTEE

Washington, DC.
The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:07 a.m., in room
342, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. George V. Voinovich,
presiding.
Present: Senator Voinovich.
OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR VOINOVICH

Senator VOINOVICH. Good morning and welcome. Today, the

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs meets
to consider the nominations of Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of
the D.C. Superior Court to be an Associate Judge of the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals, Phyllis Thompson to be an Associate
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Jennifer
Anderson to be an Associate Judge of the D.C. Superior Court.
I know it is an honor to be nominated to serve as a judge. This
profession carries the significant responsibility to protect the rights
and liberties of citizens, uphold and interpret the law, and resolve
disputes peacefully, fairly, and effectively. I believe all the three
nominees to be well-qualified for the position to which they have
been nominated. I look forward to hearing from them today about
their qualifications for the bench and their reasons for pursuing
public service.
But before I do that, I would like to yield for an opening statement from Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, my good friend from
the District of Columbia. Delegate Norton, we are very happy to
welcome you back to this Committee. You are very conscientious in
your responsibilities to the District, and we look forward to hearing
from you.
STATEMENT OF HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, A
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Ms. NORTON. Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman, thank you,
on behalf of the District of Columbia, for the number of matters
that you are shepherding through for us, and I bring you the gratitude of the people of the District of Columbia for your work for us.
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I have a great pleasure to introduce three very well-qualified
candidates today. I wont belabor their extraordinary qualifications.
The first is Associate Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, already a
Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She had
very extensive experience leading to that appointment in the Corporation Counsels Office as Special Counsel to the Corporation
Counsel, as the Chief of its Family Services Division. She went on
to become a Magistrate Judge before, and with the selection of this
Committee, she became an Associate Judge of the Superior Court.
She has had extensive work with the Bar, including Chair of the
Washington Bar Association Judicial Counsel, Nominating Chair of
the Association of Women Judges, and too many others to name.
She has been an Associate Judge of the Superior Court since 2000.
She is a graduate of the Howard University Law School, where
she was Articles Editor of the Howard Law Journal. She is a native Washingtonian, though I knew her parents and I knew her as
a child in New York City when I lived there. She is very well qualified to join our D.C. Court of Appeals, in my view, and I strongly
recommend her to you.
I am equally honored to recommend Phyllis D. Thompson to the
D.C. Court of Appeals. Ms. Thompson comes from law practice, the
first African-American woman to become a partner in one of our
major law firms, Covington and Burling. She has been very active
in our Bar, Vice Chair of the D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on
Bar Admissions, a Bar Examiner, and Vice Chair of the D.C. Board
of Appeals and Review. She has been a member of the Board of
Governors of the D.C. Bar and has been involved in many other
matters involving the Bar and civic matters.
She has been an academic star, a graduate with high honors
from George Washington University Law School, Order of the Coif,
Notes Editor of the George Washington Law Review. She has an
M.A. in religion with a concentration in ethics. She is a graduate,
1974, of George Washington University, class valedictorian, Phi
Beta Kappa, and also a native Washingtonian, Mr. Chairman.
I am very pleased, as well, to introduce another distinguished
nominee, Jennifer M. Anderson. I am very pleased to recommend
her. Even though, Ms. Anderson, I think you may not have had the
good fortune to be born in the District of Columbia, I think she was
born in Baltimore. It is close enough. [Laughter.]
But she has worked very extensively with us in our U.S. Attorneys Office as the Chief of the Felony Section, Chief of the Homicide-Major Crimes Section of the Third District, very extensive experience there after coming from private practice, where she
worked in defense work in the civil context. She was with
Cadwalader and Wickersham here in Washington before coming to
the U.S. Attorneys Office.
She won many awards there for outstanding achievement, and
she comes highly recommended by her peers and the U.S. Attorney.
She is a graduate of Catholic University Law School and Mount St.
Marys College in Maryland. I am pleased to recommend her, as
well as the other two nominees, to you and hope that you will pass
them on to the floor of the Senate in due course.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you, Delegate Norton. We really appreciate your being here today to introduce these outstanding can-

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didates for the judiciary. I understand that you have other commitments. Thanks again for being here today.
Ms. NORTON. Thank you.
Senator VOINOVICH. I understand that we have several judges
here, Judge Sullivan, who is Chairman of the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission. Judge Sullivan, would you stand up and be
recognized for being here. Chief Judge Washington of the D.C.
Court of Appeals. Judge, nice to see you again. Finally, Chief Judge
King of the D.C. Superior Court is here. It is very nice that you
are here today.
It is the custom of our Committee to have the witnesses sworn
in, so if you will stand, I am going to administer the oath to you.
Do you swear this testimony you are about to give this Committee
is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help
you, God?
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. I do.
Ms. THOMPSON. I do.
Ms. ANDERSON. I do.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you.
Judge Rigsby, I understand that you have family members here
today, as well as several of your colleagues. I would like to give you
an opportunity before you make your statement to introduce your
family and friends.
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a
pleasure to be here this morning with so many of my family members, friends, and colleagues. With me today are my husband,
Judge Robert Rigsby; my son, Julian Christopher Rigsby; my parents, Elmer and Laura Blackburne; my sister, Faith Blackburne. I
am also joined by several of my colleagues on the Superior Court
bench, Judge Zinora Mitchell-Rankin, Judge Erik Christian, Judge
Stephanie Duncan-Peters, and from the Court of Appeals today,
Judge Inez Smith Reid. I also have the privilege of having with us
today Lieutenant General Daniel James, Retired, and Brigadier
General Errol Schwartz from the D.C. National Guard. And I am
joined by many friends and distinguished members of the Bar and
colleagues who have supported me over the years, and I am so
pleased that they could be here today.
Senator VOINOVICH. I know this is a special time for them. You
have been sitting on one bench and you are now being appointed
to another bench. I am sure that for all of our nominees this is a
milestone in your respective careers and a special time for your
families.
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. Thank you.
Senator VOINOVICH. If you would like to proceed with your statement.
TESTIMONY OF HON. ANNA BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY,1 TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS

Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and

Members of the Committee and Committee staff members. I am
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bled by President Bushs nomination of me to serve as a Judge on
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the introduction
by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and for her support of my
nomination to this honorable position. I am also honored by the
presence of Chief Judge Eric Washington of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Rufus King of the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia, and Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia, the Chair of the District
of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.
I would like to take this opportunity again to just say how much
the support of my family has meant to me throughout this process.
I am grateful to my husband, Judge Robert Rigsby, for his undying
love and support and patience. I am grateful to my son, Julian
Christopher Rigsby, and so proud of him and all of his accomplishments.
I want to say a special thank you to my parents, Elmer and
Laura Blackburne, who have been role models to me throughout
my life. Their commitment to this country and to community service throughout my childhood and to this day has been a role model
for me. And my sisters, Dr. Rose Blackburne, who was not able to
be here today, and Faith Blackburne, have been a support and
source of love to me.
As I mentioned, I have the privilege of being joined by many
friends, family members, judicial colleagues, and other distinguished guests, and without all of their support over the years, I
would not be before you today. With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I would just like to ask them to stand and be recognized once
again, if I might.
Senator VOINOVICH. Fine.
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. I have a number of family members
and friends, and they are being shy now, but I would just like for
them to stand. It means so much to me that they could be here
with me.
Senator VOINOVICH. You certainly brought a great support group
with you today.
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you all for being here.
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. I was fortunate that my parents encouraged my early involvement in the church, political, and civic
activities. Their encouragement ingrained in me a deep commitment to the rule of law and social justice, which has been a driving
force in both my personal and professional development. My parents influence impressed upon me the importance of education, excellence, and public service, which led me to pursue undergraduate
work at Duke University and law school at Howard University. My
husband, a decorated U.S. Army officer, and I have dedicated our
lives to serving our country and the citizens of the District of Columbia. My commitment to public service has been evidenced
through my work with the Bar and within the community.
After graduating from law school, I entered private practice at
the law firm of Hogan and Hartson here in Washington, DC, and
gained invaluable professional training from the perspective of a
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ther expanded when I left the private sector to join the Office of
the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, formerly the Office of Corporation Counsel, where I gained unique insights into
the importance of law in the public sector. Working in the public
sector instilled in me a sense of justice and compassion for my community that further inspired my commitment to public service.
In 1995, I was appointed to serve as a Magistrate Judge on the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and as a Magistrate
Judge, I became intimately familiar with the litigants and issues
brought before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
In 2000, I had the honor of appearing before you, Mr. Chairman,
and this Committee and was later confirmed to the position I now
hold on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. As an Associate Judge, I have presided over calenders in the Criminal, Civil,
and Family Divisions of our court and I have strived to provide
thoughtful and scholarly decisions for the benefit of the parties appearing before me. This experience, I believe, would allow me to
bring valuable insight to the appellate process.
My love of the law has inspired me to seek teaching opportunities, as well, and I had the opportunity and privilege to teach a
trial advocacy workshop at the Harvard Law School and served as
an adjunct professor at the David A. Clarke School of Law, where
I taught professional responsibility.
Being an Associate Judge requires an individual commitment to
fairness and the diligent pursuit of justice. Being an effective Appellate Judge brings with it the additional obligation to work with
colleagues to ensure the uniformity of the law and its equal application to all. I believe that my diverse legal background along with
my experience as a Magistrate Judge and an Associate Judge of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia have prepared me to
make a valuable contribution to the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals, if confirmed.
The President has nominated me to take the seat being vacated
by Judge Frank Schwelb. I would like to note that I had the privilege of sitting by designation with Judge Schwelb. I admire and
greatly respect all of the judges of the District of Columbia Court
of Appeals. Should I be confirmed, I hope to serve as ably as the
judges currently serving on the court.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, for
this opportunity to appear before you, and I would be pleased to
answer any questions.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you, Judge Rigsby. Ms. Thompson.
TESTIMONY OF PHYLLIS D. THOMPSON,1 TO BE ASSOCIATE
JUDGE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS

Ms. THOMPSON. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for the
opportunity to introduce my family members and friends who are
here today. With me today are my daughters, Emily Famutimi and
Elinor Famutimi. They are here, and I hope they will stand. Emily
just graduated from the Harvard Law School and is studying for
the Bar, and it is a great sacrifice that she has made coming today.
I appreciate it. [Laughter.]
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Senator VOINOVICH. You bet it is.
Ms. THOMPSON. Elinor is a student at New York University, and
I am very proud of both of them.
I also have with me my brother, the Reverend Wayne Thompson,
my sister, the Reverend Wanda Thompson, my cousin, Emma
Johnson, and our very close family friend, the Reverend Roy Settles.
Senator VOINOVICH. Welcome.
Ms. THOMPSON. I also have with me here today my law partners
and friends, Carolyn Corwin, Joanne Grossman, and Thomas
Williamson, and I thank them very much for coming today. I hope
they will stand, as well. And also my very able assistant, Karen
Baxter, whom I havent seen but I think is in the room.
Senator VOINOVICH. She is back there.
Ms. THOMPSON. And I would also like to acknowledge the presence of the Hon. Emmet Sullivan, who is the Chair of the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission, who has worked so hard to identify
judicial nominees. I appreciate him being here today. Also here is
Dean Alfreda Robinson from the National Bar Association, and I
appreciate her coming today, as well.
Senator VOINOVICH. I want to thank all of you for being here
today. Judge Sullivan, we appreciate all the hard work that you do.
I am very much impressed by the candidates that have come before
this Committee. Thank you.
Ms. THOMPSON. Shall I proceed with my opening statement, Mr.
Chairman?
Senator VOINOVICH. You should proceed, yes.
Ms. THOMPSON. Thank you. I am grateful for this opportunity to
appear before the Committee today. I want to thank President
Bush for having nominated me to serve on the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals. I am deeply honored to have been selected for
this high position.
I also thank the Committee for holding this hearing today during
this very busy period and thank Representative Norton for her
kind introduction. The Committee staff have been extremely helpful to all of us in navigating the confirmation process, and I know
that they have worked diligently in collecting and reviewing and
helping the Senators to review the information pertinent to the
Committees consideration of my nomination. I very much appreciate their work, and I want particularly to thank Ms. Jennifer
Hemingway for her kind assistance and courtesy.
Let me also express my gratitude to my family for their constant
love and support, and especially to my mother, Juanita Thompson,
who was unable to be here today but who has supported me all my
life and made this possible for me.
A big thank you to my professional colleagues, especially my colleagues at the law firm of Covington and Burling, from whom I
have learned so much over the course of my career, for making it
possible for me to do the array of work that has helped to prepare
me for the position for which I have been nominated.
And my thanks also to the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission
for the tremendous time and hard work that they devote to identifying candidates for judicial positions in the District and for their
confidence in me.

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I would also like to say thank you to Chief Judge Washington
and to the other judges on the D.C. Court of Appeals who, one by
one, have sent me kind messages of support and encouragement
since my nomination. I feel quite privileged at the possibility of
joining such a fine group of judges.
I would welcome the opportunity, Mr. Chairman, to be a public
servant for my native District of Columbia by serving as a Judge
on the D.C. Court of Appeals. I pledge that, if confirmed, I will
apply my skills energetically and diligently to help advance the
work of the court. I also pledge that, if confirmed, I will treat all
litigants with courtesy, respect, and fairness and that I will approach all matters with the impartiality and thoughtful deliberation that are necessary to maintain the publics faith in and respect
for this high institution.
Thank you again for the chance to be here today and for your
consideration of my nomination. I welcome any questions that the
Committee may have, and I will do my best to answer them. Thank
you.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you very much. Ms. Anderson, would
you like to introduce your friends and family?
TESTIMONY OF JENNIFER M. ANDERSON,1 TO BE ASSOCIATE
JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Ms. ANDERSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am honored today

to have my parents, Frank and Brid Anderson; my sisters, Colleen
and Noreen; and my brother, Dermot, his wife, Karen, and their
daughter, Lena. If they could stand. Lena was hoping that she
would get to see President Bush today.
Senator VOINOVICH. Sorry, he is not coming. [Laughter.]
Ms. ANDERSON. Hope springs eternal.
I am also honored to be joined today by the U.S. Attorney for the
District of Columbia, Ken Wainstein, who has been very supportive
to me during this process, and I would like to recognize him and
my longtime friend and colleague from the U.S. Attorneys Office,
Mary Pat Brown.
I would also like to recognize a number of my friends and colleagues from the U.S. Attorneys Office and the Metropolitan Police
Department and the FBI who have come here today to support me.
They are all individuals that I have worked with over the past 15
years during my tenure at the U.S. Attorneys Office, and in particular in the last 10 years while I have been doing homicides and
have been very helpful and supportive to me during that time.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you all for being here.
Ms. ANDERSON. It is a great honor to appear before you today,
Senator, and I wish to thank Delegate Holmes Norton for her very
kind remarks.
More than 35 years ago, my parents packed up their five children and moved 3,000 miles across the ocean from Dublin, Ireland.
They did so because they wanted to provide their children with the
opportunities that they themselves did not have and which they believed existed in this country. In looking back, that move was not
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an easy one, and I think my parents made many sacrifices so that
their children could have a better life.
I clearly have benefitted from those sacrifices, and it is somewhat
amazing to find myself sitting before you today, having been nominated by the President of the United States for an Associate Judge
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. I would like to
thank President Bush for giving me what I see as a wonderful opportunity by nominating me for this position.
Having practiced criminal law for the last 15 years in the Superior Court, I have a great affinity for the court, and I hope that I
can make a substantial contribution if I am fortunate enough to be
confirmed.
I would like to thank the Senate staff of the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for their work, and
in particular, I, too, would like to recognize Jennifer Hemingway,
who has been very helpful and very gracious to me during this
process. I would also like to thank White House Counsel John
Smith, who is present today and who has also been very helpful.
It is a great honor to be here. Having litigated for the last 15
years, I recognize the worth of brevity and so I would wrap up my
remarks saying that I am happy to be here and happy to answer
any questions that you have.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you very much.
There are three questions that the Committee asks all of our
nominees. I would like each of you to respond after I have asked
the question.
First, is there anything that you are aware of in your background
that might conflict or present a conflict of interest with the duties
of the office to which you have been nominated?
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. No, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. THOMPSON. No, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. ANDERSON. No, Mr. Chairman.
Senator VOINOVICH. Do you know of any reason, personal or otherwise, that would in any way prevent you from fully and honorably discharging the responsibilities of the office to which you have
been nominated?
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. No, Mr. Chairman, I do not.
Ms. THOMPSON. No, Mr. Chairman, I do not.
Ms. ANDERSON. No, Mr. Chairman.
Senator VOINOVICH. Do you know of any reason, personal or otherwise, that would in any way prevent you from serving the full
term for the office to which you have been nominated?
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. No, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. THOMPSON. No, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. ANDERSON. No, Mr. Chairman.
Senator VOINOVICH. I would be very interested in knowing how
you became aware of this judgeship. Ms. Rigsby, you are on the Superior Court and have experience, but was there an opening published and you indicated you were interested, or how did it work?
I mean, you are on the inside. Maybe that is why you have so
many people here today. [Laughter.]
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. When there is a vacancy created on
either the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court, the Judicial Nominations Commission publishes an

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announcement in a number of the local legal publications. But the
court is a close-knit community, both the Associate Judges on the
Superior Court and on the Court of Appeals, and many of them are
colleagues and have been friends for many years working together.
I was encouraged by some of my colleagues to consider applying for
the Court of Appeals.
Senator VOINOVICH. Judge Blackburne-Rigsby, why are you interested in serving on the Court of Appeals? You are going to be
moving out of the trial court and going to appeals. What particularly was the main reason for making this change?
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. Thank you for that question, Mr.
Chairman, because I have given it a lot of thought. I served at the
Superior Court level for 10 years, 5 years as a magistrate and the
last 5 years as an Associate Judge, and I have loved the trial court.
But I also enjoy and have taken many opportunities to write opinions as a trial court judge, and I enjoy that process. The opportunity to serve on the Court of Appeals, which is our highest court,
and makesand interprets the lawnot makes the law, that is
your job, Mr. Chairmaninterprets the law
Senator VOINOVICH. I hope that is the way you see it. [Laughter.]
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY [continuing]. For the District of Columbia, and has oversight over our Bar, which is a distinguished
Bar, is an opportunity that I would welcome and be honored to
serve in that capacity, if confirmed.
Senator VOINOVICH. In other words, you have had the experience
on the trial level and have enjoyed writing opinions and believe
that is where you could make a better contribution than perhaps
you are making right now?
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. I think so, and I believe that the experience at the trial court level would allow me to bring an important perspective to the appellate process, having seen it at both levels of the trial court. The magistrate judges here dispose of many
cases that never reach the Associate Judges on the Superior Court,
and so having had both of those perspectives, I think, would allow
me to bring some unique insights into the appellate process.
Senator VOINOVICH. Ms. Thompson, you have been associated
with a distinguished law firm here in town and became a partner.
I suspect that you are making a lot more money than you are going
to make. [Laughter.]
But you have had no judicial experience. Why is it that you feel
you want to serve on the Court of Appeals.
Ms. THOMPSON. Thank you for that question, Senator. I do very
much want to do this job. I have always thought throughout my career
Senator VOINOVICH. And you noticed the publication and then
you submitted an application.
Ms. THOMPSON. That is correct. I actually saw a notice in the
Daily Washington Law Reporter, I believe, a few years ago when
I first applied for a position. What caused me to do it, frankly, is
that I had been working for a body known as the D.C. Board of Appeals and Review. This was a volunteer body that functioned as a
sort of intermediate level court of appeals for the District. The
members were appointed by the Mayor, and we heard appeals from
a variety of decisions by administrative law judges in the city and

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various civil infraction-type cases, and we also conducted hearings
in a number of matters such as licensing matters. In that capacityI was Vice Chair of the Board of Appeals and ReviewI wrote
many appellate
Senator VOINOVICH. Was this pro bono?
Ms. THOMPSON. It was, and that is in part why I thanked the
members of my law firm, my professional colleagues, for giving me
that opportunity because I did do it as pro bono work. I spent many
hours doing it, and I wrote many appellate-type opinions, and I realized that I finally knew what I wanted to do when I grew up, actually [Laughter.]
Ms. THOMPSON [continuing]. Because I enjoyed doing it so much.
I think that is actually my greatest strength as a lawyer, the ability to analyze and read and write and do written analysis and the
kinds of opinions that appellate judges write. And I had always
wanted sometime during the course of my career to do government
service for my native District of Columbia, and those things came
together, and I did suddenly know what I wanted to do.
Throughout my career at Covington and Burling, I have done
work for State Government agencies, and in many respects, I have
always felt like I was working for local government and enjoyed it
very much. But in this capacity, I could really do that.
And you are right. I will take a pay cut, but I am willing to do
it.
Senator VOINOVICH. Ms. Anderson, you have had extensive experience in the U.S. Attorneys Office. What is it that makes the Superior Court attractive to you?
Ms. ANDERSON. Well, I think that
Senator VOINOVICH. Did you want to be a Judge when you started your legal career?
Ms. ANDERSON. No, Senator. Actually, whenI came to the U.S.
Attorneys Office from a large law firm and, I think like many people, planned to get some good solid trial experience and then go
back to my very well-paying law firm job and found instead that
I absolutely loved the U.S. Attorneys Office job and kind of loved
the satisfaction of working in public service. And so instead of staying there the 3 or 4 years that I thought I would be, it has been
1512 years.
I have, over the years, realized that is where I wanted to spend
my time in public service, and I believe that my time at the U.S.
Attorneys OfficeI have done a wide range of crimes from the
most simple to the last 10 years where I have really been focused
on the most serious local crime, that of homicideshas given me
a kind of a great insight into the city and into the court.
Senator VOINOVICH. So you spend a lot of time in the court?
Ms. ANDERSON. Yes, I do, and I still tryI have been a supervisor for the last 5 years, but I still try cases. I have tried two
homicide cases this year. So I think I have a very good sense of
the court and what an impact that the court can make in many different ways, and I think the impact that one can make as a Judge
is far greater than the impact that you can make as a prosecutor
or a defense lawyer, and so that is why I applied.
Senator VOINOVICH. Over the years you have had a chance to experience many different judges, havent you

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Ms. ANDERSON. I have, Senator.
Senator VOINOVICH [continuing]. At the Superior Court. I am not
trying to put you on the spot, but [Laughter.]
What particular attributes do you hold high in terms of the
judges that you have had to appear before? What are the things
that really stand out that you have thought to yourself, if I ever
get a chance to sit there, I am going to do that?
Ms. ANDERSON. I have actually given a lot of thought to that
question, Mr. Chairman, and I have had the opportunity to appear
in Superior Court in front of a wide range of judges, and also in
the U.S. District Court. I think, predominately, it is important that
a Judge be fair, that it be very clear that the Judge is evaluating
the facts and making a decision based on the facts and the applicable law. I also think that it is critical that a Judge have a good demeanor, I think which can be very difficult sometimes in Superior
Court because it is a very tough environment and it doesnt always
run smoothly. But I think it is critical that a Judge treat the parties with respect and dignity.
And I also think that it is very important that a good Judge in
Superior Court is a good case manager because the crush of cases
in that court, as I am sure you know, is very high, and I think the
good judges are ones who keep the parties feet to the fire, recognize the need for continuances, if necessary, but also recognize
stalling when they see it on either side and push forward and
quickly decide issues.
I also think that it is critical that a good Judge be decisive and
hopefully know the law. I think my experience with the U.S. Attorneys Office gives me a very good grounding in criminal law in particular. But I do think that as a litigant, I love to appear in front
of a Judge that can rule quickly.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you. I suspect that your immigrant
parents are very proud of you.
Ms. ANDERSON. They most certainly are, Mr. Chairman.
Senator VOINOVICH. I suspect they also encouraged you to work
hard in school.
Ms. ANDERSON. Yes. I think they believedI think they raised
all of us children with a very good work ethic, and I think we all
felt growing up that we had been given this wonderful opportunity,
that they had made a lot of sacrifices to come to this country. I
think when you are smaller, you dont have any sense of appreciation of that, but as you grow older and the idea of picking up your
roots and moving, and we had no family in this country to speak
of, I think as you get older, you appreciate that, and I very much
appreciate what they did.
Senator VOINOVICH. It is an amazing thing. All of you in your
own rights have stories to say what a wonderful country we have.
My grandparents on both sides were born overseas. My father was
an orphan, so I never did get to know his parents, but I did get
to know my mothers parents. So often when I leave the Senate and
walk down the stepsI like to walk up and down those steps to
the Senate. It is like going up to an altar. [Laughter.]
But when I come down, I look up at Freedom, and I pinch myself
to think what a great country we live in. This is terrific.

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So I congratulate all of you on your respective careers. You are
all distinguished individuals and should feel very proud of what
you have accomplished. All of you, I know, could make more money
in the private sector than you can in public service, but I think
that the opportunity to make a difference in other peoples lives is
something very important. You cant be compensated for that. That
is part of the thing I have enjoyed about my career in government.
Next year, it will be 40 years for me. So I thank you for being willing to serve the District and to serve your country.
We will do everything that we can to move your nominations
along.
I have really enjoyed listening to you today.
Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. THOMPSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. ANDERSON. Thank you.
Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you very much. This hearing is adjourned.
[Whereupon, at 10:45 a.m., the Committee was adjourned.]

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