Jason Park
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
August 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn McAdam Mott
Personal details
Born (1979-11-23) November 23, 1979[1]
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.[1]
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Jason Park (born November 23, 1979) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Park graduated from Central High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[2] Park received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2006. After law school, Park worked as an associate in the New York City office of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where his practice focused on complex commercial litigation. In 2009, he became a law clerk for Judge Ricardo M. Urbina of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[3]

In 2012, Park became an assistant United States attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, where he served as deputy chief in the felony major crimes section of the Superior Court division. Park investigated and prosecuted violent crimes, specializing in sexual assault and child sexual and physical abuse cases. He also prosecuted child exploitation and juvenile sex trafficking cases. Park is a recipient of the FBI Washington Field Office Service Award and the U.S. Attorney's Office Impact Award.[3]

In January 2019, Park was nominated by President Donald Trump to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2019.[4][5] His official investiture ceremony took place on January 24, 2020.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. July 19, 2018. p. 183. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "THE HONORABLE JASON PARK ASSOCIATE JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Jason Park". Judicial Nomination Commission. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jason Park". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Keith (August 2, 2019). "Senate confirms four D.C. attorneys as D.C. Superior Court judges". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "INVESTITURES OF FOUR NEW DC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES IN JANUARY" (Press release). newsroom.dccourts.gov. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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