John P. Howard III

John P. Howard III is a Washington, D.C., lawyer who is a nominee to be a Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Education
Howard earned his Bachelor of Arts from Howard University and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.

Career
After graduating, Howard served as a law clerk to Judge Alexander Williams Jr., of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He served as an Administrative Law Judge for the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights and was a lawyer in private practice. In 2018, he was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge at the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings.

Nomination to District of Columbia Court of Appeals
On June 25, 2020, President Trump nominated Howard to be a Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Judge Kathryn A. Oberly who retired on November 1, 2013. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. His nomination was resubmitted later that same day. His nomination was referred to the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.