Maame Ewusi Mensah Frimpong nominated as California Judge by Prez. Biden
The United States President Joe Biden makes history by nominating to the district court for the Central district of California, Ghanaian – born America Maame Ewusi Mensah Frimpong.
Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong born to Kwaku Ewusi-Mensah, father and Theodora Ewusi-Mensah; mother, was part of eight fresh candidates announced by President Biden on September 8 for the federal bench.
Her nomination makes her the first black woman to serve in the ninth district from California. And the first Ghanaian at that as well, after the US President presented his nominees for the federal judicial position for the seventh time.
The 45 year old African-American who was born and bred in the state of Los Angeles by her immigrant Ghanaian parents, has previously served as a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reinhardt on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2001 to 2002.
PROFILE
Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong was born and raised in Los Angeles County, California to Kwaku Ewusi-Mensah and Theodora Ewusi-Mensah, immigrants from Ghana. Maame Ewusi-Mensah earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2001.
Before joining the Department of Justice, Judge Frimpong worked as an associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco from 2002 to 2007.
From 2007 to 2015, Judge Frimpong worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, serving in various positions, including as Counselor to the Attorney General, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch, and other positions.
Since 2016, she has served as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
By: PapaQuasy Abakah
