Draft:Ray D. McKenzie

Ray D. McKenzie is an American lawyer from who is a nominee to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education
McKenzie received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Teaching from the University of Virginia in 1998. He also earned a Master of Divinity from Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2008.

Career
Before attending law school, McKenzie taught fifth and sixth grade at public schools in Virginia. From 2008 to 2009, he served as a law clerk for Judge James R. Spencer of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. From 2009 to 2015, he worked as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington, D.C. From 2015 to 2019, he was an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. He is the co-founder of WTAII PLLC, where he has practiced since 2019.

Nomination to D.C. superior court
On November 15, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate McKenzie to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. On November 27, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated McKenzie to the seat vacated by Judge Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, who retired on July 28, 2023. On June 4, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. His nomination is pending before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.