NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
M. Scott Bowen, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years, vice Margaret M. Chiara, resigned.

Beverly Joyce Harvard, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years, vice Richard Vaughn Mecum, term expired.

Marina Garcia Marmolejo, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Samuel B. Kent, resigned.

Maria Elizabeth Raffinan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Odessa F. Vincent, retired.

Ripley Rand, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice Anna Mills S. Wagoner, term expired.

David Mark Singer, of California, to be United States Marshal for the Central District of California for the term of four years, vice Adam Noel Torres, term expired.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama nominated Maria Elizabeth (Maribeth) Raffinan to serve as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

“Throughout her career Maribeth Raffinan has shown a commitment to justice and public service,” said President Obama. “I am proud to nominate her to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,”

Maria Elizabeth (Maribeth) Raffinan:  Nominee for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Maribeth Raffinan is a supervising attorney in the Trial Division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia where she has represented indigent defendants charged with criminal offenses since 1999.  Prior to joining the Public Defender Service, Ms. Raffinan worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia.  Ms. Raffinan co-chaired the 2007 Deborah T. Creek Criminal Practice Institute, an annual training program for criminal defense practitioners in the District of Columbia, and she has served as a member of the Superior Court’s Drug Court Committee.  She has also served as an adjunct professor at the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America.  Ms. Raffinan has a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy from Boston College and earned her law degree from Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law.

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Beverly Harvard and David Mark Singer to serve as U.S. Marshals. 

“These dedicated law enforcement professionals have spent their careers protecting their fellow Americans,” said President Obama.  “I am honored to nominate them to serve the American people as U.S. Marshals.”

Beverly Harvard:  Nominee for U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Georgia
Beverly Harvard is currently employed by the United States Transportation Security Administration as the Director of Transportation Security Coordination.  Ms. Harvard began her career at TSA in 2002 as the Deputy Federal Security Director.  Prior to Ms. Harvard’s employment with TSA, she worked for the City of Atlanta Police Department from 1973-2002.  Ms. Harvard worked her way through the ranks to the position of Chief of Police from 1994-2002. Ms. Harvard earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Morris Brown College in 1972 and went on to receive her Master of Science Degree in 1980 from Georgia State University.

David Mark Singer, Nominee for U.S. Marshal for the Central District of California
David Singer serves as Chief of Police for Whittier, California, a position he has held since 2001.  Previously, he served for four years in the United States Air Force and then began his law enforcement career in 1979 at the Signal Hill, California Police Department, where he served for 21 years, including five as Chief of Police.  Mr. Singer is the chair of LA IMPACT, the Los Angeles countywide drug task force, and he is past president of the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association.  Mr. Singer graduated received his bachelors degree in criminal justice and his masters degree in public administration from California State University, Long Beach, where he has served as an adjunct professor.  He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

WASHINGTON-Today, President Obama nominated Marina Garcia Marmolejo to a  District Court Judgeship. 

“I am proud to nominate Marina Marmolejo to serve on the United States District Court, said President Obama.  “I am confident she will serve on the federal bench with distinction.” 

Marina Garcia Marmolejo:  Nominee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Marina Garcia Marmolejo is a partner in the firm of Reid Davis, which she joined in 2009.  She previously helped open the San Antonio Office of Thompson & Knight, where she was Of Counsel from 2007 to 2009.  Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Marmolejo was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Texas, a position she held from 1999 until 2007. She began her legal career as an Assistant Federal Public Defender, in the Western District of Texas from 1996 to 1998, and then in the Southern District of Texas from 1998 to 1999.  Ms. Marmolejo received her J.D. in 1996 from St. Mary’s University School of Law, her M.A. in 1996 from St. Mary’s University Graduate School, and her B.A. in 1992 from the University of the Incarnate Word.

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Ripley Eagles Rand and M. Scott Bowen to serve as U.S. Attorneys. 

“I am proud to nominate these outstanding individuals to serve as United States Attorneys,” said President Obama.  “They will be unwavering in their pursuit of justice and I am confident they will serve the people of North Carolina and Michigan with distinction.” 

Ripley Eagles Rand, Nominee for United States Attorney, Middle District of North Carolina
Ripley Rand is a Superior Court Judge for the State of North Carolina, a position he has held since 2002.  Prior to that, Mr. Rand worked as an Assistant District Attorney in the Tenth Prosecutorial District of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002 and in the Twelfth Prosecutorial District in 1997.  From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Rand was a judicial clerk for the Honorable James A. Beaty, Jr., United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.  Following law school, he was a research assistant for the Honorable Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, from 1995 to 1996.  Mr. Rand graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1990 and the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1995.

M. Scott Bowen:  Nominee for United States Attorney, Western District of Michigan
Scott Bowen has been the Commissioner of the Michigan State Lottery Bureau since 2008.  From 2007 to 2008, he was the Director the Michigan Office of the State Employer.  Prior to that, Mr. Bowen served as District Judge for the Michigan State District Court for Wyoming, Michigan, from 2003 to 2005.  From 1997 to 2003, he was a City Commissioner for the 3rd Ward of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and from 2001 to 2003, he worked concurrently for the law firm McInerny & Bowen.  Following law school, he worked as an Associate Attorney at Clary, Nantz, Wood, Hoffus, Rankin & Cooper from 1990 to 1994, and as a founding partner of Bowen, Distel & Hayes, P.C., from 1994 to 2001.  Mr. Bowen graduated from Michigan State University in 1987 and the University of Detroit Mercy Law School in 1990.