Judge Bios

A Former DC Assistant Attorney General and a Former DOJ Attorney Sworn-in as DC Superior Court Magistrate Judges

DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert E. Morin officially gave the oath of office on January 30, 2017 to Tanya M. Jones Bosier and Heide L. Herrmann as Magistrate Judges.

Tanya M. Jones Bosier has been a member of the DC Bar for the past 15 years. Most recently she served as an Assistant General Counsel for the DC Courts. Prior to her employment with the DC Courts, Magistrate Judge Jones Bosier worked as an Assistant Attorney General, DC Office of Attorney General. While at OAG, Judge Jones Bosier gained extensive experience in abuse and neglect, administrative, child support, domestic relations, domestic violence, public benefits, and procurement law and intervention proceedings. She also received the 2013 Wilbert J. Parker Award for her dedication and service of the Fathering Court Initiative as well as the WCL 2015 Adjunct Professor Service Award for dedication to students and the law school community. Magistrate Judge Jones Bosier received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Syracuse University and her Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law. She also served as law clerk to the Honorable Zoe Bush, 2000-2001.

Printed in the March 14, 2017 edition of the DWLR