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Biography
Gerald I. Fisher is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Education and career
Fisher earned his Bachelor of Arts from College of William and Mary in 1972 and his Juris Doctor from Columbus School of Law in 1978.
After graduating, he clerked for judge J. Walter Yeagley of the D.C. Court of Appeals.
D.C. Superior Court
President Bill Clinton nominated Fisher on June 26, 2000, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Richard A. Levie. On September 13, 2000, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On September 27, 2000, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On October 26, 2000, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He was sworn in on January 15, 2001.