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Connections
Public offices and captions only. A line on this page is a documented role or a caption, not a conspiracy and not a finding of guilt.
Compiled from the D.C. court bio, the FJC, the Congressional Record, the Grassley-released notes, and the dockets in this file. Last checked 2026-08-26. No DataRepublican officer HIT retrieved.
Beryl A. Howell
- Appointment Nominated to D.D.C., July 14, 2010; confirmed December 22, 2010 President Barack Obama FJC; PN1967. Appointment is a role, not a later-case finding.
- Chief-judge succession Succeeded as Chief Judge of D.D.C., March 17, 2023 James E. Boasberg Both official bios. Pair with the January 13 notes (Judge Boasberg = March 18). Not a joint-plot finding.
- Chief-judge predecessor Succeeded as Chief Judge of D.D.C., March 2016 Richard W. Roberts DCD / FJC window. Institutional succession.
- Staff role Senior counsel, then general counsel, 1993–2003 U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary FJC titles and dates. The FJC does not name a single senator as the employer. Do not invent one.
- Commission Commissioner, 2004–2013 U.S. Sentencing Commission FJC; DCD two terms through January 2013.
- Private firm Executive managing director and general counsel, 2003–2009 Stroz Friedberg FJC. Cybersecurity / digital forensics. Not a later docket.
- Clerkship Law clerk, 1983–1984 Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, D.N.J. FJC; DCD bio.
- Released notes January 13, 2023, AG briefing heading: Chief Judge Howell Meeting Jack Smith special-counsel team / Merrick Garland briefing Grassley-released memo. A meeting line is not an employment tie and not a misconduct finding.
- Docket 22-sc-2144 D.D.C. warrant and Speech or Debate orders Rep. Scott Perry Successor opinion names her as the warrant judge. Caption, not a social tie.
What this is not
It is not a finding that Beryl Howell committed a crime. An appointment is an appointment. A succession is a succession. A line in a released memo is a line in a released memo.
No DataRepublican officer HIT retrieved. DOGE.gov / USAspending.gov: no retrieved spending target in her name. Those omissions are scope.
It is not a White House product. It is not a Method page.