575 7th Street Northwest, Washington DC, USA 20004
Office
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
Family
Father
Ajitkumar Upadhyaya
Mother
Renuka Upadhyaya
Spouse
Not Known
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements
Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2006 by the Venable LLP Washington DC
David W. Goewey Lawyer of the Year Award by the Venable LLP Washington DC
Defender of Innocence Award 2009 from Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
Some Lesser Known Facts
1. Moxila A. Upadhyaya is an Indo-American magistrate judge appointed on September 7, 2022, for an eight-year term.
2. She gained recognition for presiding over former President Donald Trump's court appearance in Washington DC, where he pleaded not guilty.
3. Moxila's family relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, USA, shortly after her birth.
4. During her JD at American University’s Washington College of Law, she excelled in trial work, client representation, and was part of the Administrative Law Review.
5. She clerked for Chief Judge Eric T. Washington of the DC Court of Appeals for two years post her legal studies.
6. Joining Venable LLP next, she focused on complex commercial and administrative litigation in Washington DC.
7. In 2009, Moxila was honored with the Defender of Innocence Award for overturning a wrongful murder conviction after 19 years through the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project.
8. From 2011-2012, she was the first law clerk for Hon. Robert L. Wilkins when he served as a District Judge in the United States District of Columbia Court.
9. Returning to Venable LLP in 2013, she progressed from an associate to partner, emphasizing pro bono work for indigent clients.
10. Moxila led the Litigation Section Steering Committee of the D.C. Bar and served on the boards of the Access to Justice Foundation and Council for Court Excellence.
11. Appointed in 2021, she sits on the US District Court Committee on Grievances until December 31, 2023.
12. Moxila is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, District of Columbia Bar, and Maryland State Bar Association, and mentors with the Abramson Scholarship Foundation.
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