Errol Rajesh Arthur
Errol Rajesh Arthur is a magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia who is a nominee to serve as a judge of the same court. Education. Arthur earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland in 1994 and he received his Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law in 1998. Legal and judicial career. Arthur served as a clerk for Judge Mary A. Gooden Terrell on the District of Columbia Superior Court from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a staff attorney at the Public  Defender Service for the District of Columbia. From 2002 to 2010, he was a solo practitioner and then a partner at Arthur & Arthur, P.L.L.C., where he represented clients in criminal, family, and civil matters. Since 2010, he has served as a magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, serving in the criminal division, domestic violence division, and family court. Nomination to D.C. superior court. On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Arthur to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. President Biden nominated Arthur to the seat vacated by  Judge José M. López, whose term will expire on December 31, 2021. His nomination is pending before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.