Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2019 President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees   Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate: Rahkel Bouchet of the District of Columbia, to serve as an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  Rahkel Bouchet currently serves as a Magistrate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, where her docket includes civil, family, and juvenile cases. Before taking the bench in 2016, Judge Bouchet was a Supervising Attorney for the Child Welfare Clinic at Howard University School of Law and a Principal at the Bouchet Law Firm, where her practice focused on child abuse, neglect, and family law. Judge Bouchet received her B.A., cum laude, from Howard University and J.D. from Howard University School of Law. Mark Allen Robbins of the District of Columbia, to serve as an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Mark Robbins is General Counsel of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a position he also held from 2001 to 2006. Before working as OPM General Counsel, he served as Member and Acting Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mr. Robbins has previously served as General Counsel of the United States Election Assistance Commission, Senior Rule of Law Advisor for the Department of State in Iraq, and Executive Director of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Mr. Robbins earned his B.A from George Washington University and J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.