Bill > PR26-0268

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John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504 Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson: In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2- 142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 403 of the Human Rights Act of 1977, effective December 7, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-216; D.C. Official Code § 2-1404.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual: Mx. Colin Rettammel Emerson Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 (Ward 5) for reappointment as a member of the Commission on Human Rights, for a term to end December 31, 2028. Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process. I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments, should the Council require additional information. Sincerely, Muriel Bowser Mayor Colin M. Rettammel, Esq. BAR ADMISSIONS Member in Good Standing of the Maryland Bar PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Judge Scott Laurer July 2021 - Present United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Washington, DC -Conduct initial adjudication of appeals and draft single-judge memorandum decisions on issues involving interpretation of federal statutes and regulations and complex questions of federal jurisdiction. -Work with judges and other law clerks to prepare for oral arguments in panel and en banc cases and draft precedential decisions in those cases. -Review petitions for writs under the All Writs Act and draft recommended dispositive orders. -Identify novel or un

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Phil Mendelson (D)*, 

Referred to Committee on Public Works and Operations (on 07/14/2025)

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