Rupa Ranga Puttagunta

Rupa Ranga Puttagunta (born 1981/1982) is an American lawyer who serves as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was previously an administrative law judge in Washington, D.C.

Rupa Ranga Puttagunta
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
February 25, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byPatricia A. Broderick
Administrative law judge of the District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission
In office
2019–2022
Personal details
Born1981/1982 (age 40–41)[1]
EducationVassar College (BA)
Ohio State University (JD)

Education

Puttagunta received her Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 2002 and her Juris Doctor from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2007.[2]

She began her legal career as a law clerk for Judge William M. Jackson of the D.C. Superior Court from 2008 to 2010, as well as the Senior Judges of the D.C. Court of Appeals from 2010 to 2011. She practiced family and appellate law at Delaney McKinney, LLP from 2012 to 2013. From 2013 to 2019, she was a solo practitioner. From 2019 to 2022, Puttagunta served as the Administrative Judge for the D.C. Rental Housing Commission.[2]

D.C. Superior Court service

On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Puttagunta to serve as a Judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. On April 19, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Puttagunta to the seat vacated by Judge Patricia A. Broderick, whose term expired on June 5, 2020.[3] On September 14, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[4] On October 6, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On February 1, 2022, cloture was invoked by a vote of 59–38.[6] She was confirmed on February 2, 2022, by a vote of 57–38, and was sworn into office on February 25, 2022.[7][8]

Personal life

Puttagunta is of South Asian Indian descent.[9]

References
  1. "A look at President Biden's first 11 judicial nominees". news.yahoo.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  2. "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate 11 Judicial Candidates", White House, March 30, 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 19, 2021
  4. "Nominations of Tovah R. Calderon to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Kenia Seoane Lopez, Rupa R. Puttagunta, and Sean C. Staples to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 14, 2021.
  5. "Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Record" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  6. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rupa Ranga Puttagunta to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. "Roll Call Vote 117th Congress – 2nd Session, Vote Summary: Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rupa Ranga Puttagunta, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge if the Superior Court of the District of Columbia)". senate.gov. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. "Five New Judges Take Their Place on the Bench in DC Superior Court". DC Courts. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  9. "Women of diverse backgrounds dominate Biden's first slate of judicial nominees". Al Arabiya English. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.




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