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US News: Indian-American Judge Moxila A Upadhyaya was the one who presided over the initial appearance of former US president Donald Trump in a federal courtho
After completing her law degree, Upadhyaya served as a law clerk to Eric T. Washington, the former Chief Judge of the DC Court of Appeals. She then joined Venable LLPs Washington, DC office, where she focused on complex commercial and administrative litigation. Her legal acumen and dedication to justice led her to become the first law clerk to Robert L. Wilkins, who currently serves as the US Circuit Judge for the DC Circuit.
An Indian American judge presided over the appearance of former US president Donald Trump in a federal courthouse in downtown Washington DC.
From 2021-22, Judge Upadhyaya was appointed to serve on this court's Committee on Grievances. She is the former co-chair of the DC Bar Litigation Section Steering Committee and has served on the board of directors for the DC Access to Justice Foundation and Council for Court Excellence. She is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Trump, who is seeking to contest the 2024 presidential election from the Republican Party, on Thursday pleaded not guilty before Upadhyaya as he appeared at the courthouse that sits just blocks away from the Capitol, where his angry supporters stormed the US Congress on January 6, 2021.