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Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 17, 2021 by a 46–24 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Dec 17, 2021
Senate vote
46–24
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1976

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaJoseph R. Biden · Dec 17, 2021

Education

  • Harvard UniversityA.B., 1997
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 2001

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2001-2002; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2002-2007; U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2015; Trial attorney, National Courts Section, 2007-2009; Counsel to assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 2009-2011; Acting deputy assistant attorney general, consumer protection, 2011-2012; Acting deputy assistant attorney general, torts, 2012; Deputy assistant attorney general, consumer protection, 2012-2014; Principal deputy associate attorney general, 2014; Counselor to the attorney general, 2014-2015; Vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, Millenium Challenge Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2015-2016; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2016-2022; site judge, Metropolitan Courthouse, 2018-2020; assistant supervising judge, Criminal Division, infractions, 2018-2020; assistant supervising judge, Criminal Division, limited jurisdiction, 2020-2022

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