Wendell P. Gardner
Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1991 – March 27, 2020 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Annice M. Wagner |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1946 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Howard University (BA) Washington University (JD) |
Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. (born August 28, 1946)[1] is a former associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
Education and career
[edit]Gardner earned his Bachelor of Arts from Howard University in 1969, and his Juris Doctor from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1971.
After graduating, he registered lobbyist for Sears, Roebuck & Co. In 1981, he went into private practice.[3]
D.C. Superior Court
[edit]President George H. W. Bush nominated Gardner on January 4, 1991, to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Annice M. Wagner. On June 4, 1991, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On June 27, 1991, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On June 28, 1991, the full United States Senate confirmed his nomination by unanimous consent.[4] He retired on March 27, 2020.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ States, United; Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (June 4, 1991). Nominations of Wendell Philip Gardner, Jr., and Warren Roger King: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, June 4, 1991. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-16-035686-5.
- ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "PN1 - Nomination of Wendell P. Gardner Jr. for Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 102nd Congress (1991-1992)". www.congress.gov. 1991-06-28. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Notice of Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". jnc.dc.gov. November 8, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2022.