District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics David H. Marlin Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-438

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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To confirm the appointment of Mr. David H. Marlin to the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics David H. Marlin Confirmation Resolution of 2003".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:

David H. Marlin
3601 Macomb Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-3163
(Ward 3)

as a member of the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, established by section 3 of the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955 (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.03), replacing Benjamin F. Wilson, whose term ended July 7, 2003, for a term to end July 7, 2006.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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David H. Marlin
Attorney At Law
3601 Macomb Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016

Tel: (202) 363-6018   Fax: (202) 362-3397 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

January 2000 to present-Chair, D.C. Board of Appeals and Review. Adjudicative agency established by Mayor's Executive Order for final administrative decisions in appeals from Departments of Health, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Public Works and Metropolitan Police Department.

1995-2000-mediator and arbitrator, D.C. Superior Court

1992 to 1995-Executive Director and co-founder, Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington-non-profit agency to enforce Americans with Disability Act, affiliated with Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights.

1988 to 1991-member of D.C. Contract Appeals Board-trial court for final administrative review of bid protests and contract appeals.

1986 to 1988-solo private practice of law.

1981 to 1985-member of D.C. Rental Housing Commission-appellate body for final decisions in rent control and eviction appeals.

1968 to 1981-Director, Legal Research and Services for the Elderly, affiliated with National Council of Senior Citizens-this was the first program in the country responsible for identifying and proposing solutions for the legal problems of older Americans. Funded by the federal government and private foundations. Created and supervised 12 sub-grants throughout the U.S; provided technical assistance to 20 state offices of aging and six nursing home ombudsmen programs; and established pre-paid legal projects in Philadelphia and Phoenix. With funds from the Ford Foundation and three federal agencies, created Criminal Justice and the Elderly in 1977 to foster crime prevention and victim assistance. Represented consumers in FTC rule-making proceedings and supervised amicus curiae litigation.

1966 to 1968-Deputy Director, Washington D.C. Neighborhood Legal Services Program — established first law reform unit in U.S. and supervised test case litigation in welfare, housing, consumer and juvenile law.

1965 to 1966-Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-authored report on the first year of school desegregation under Title VI.

1961 to 1965-trial lawyer, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Cases involving voter registration discrimination, principally in Alabama, plus school desegregation at military bases throughout the South.

1959 to 1961-Private law practice in Ridgefield and Danbury, Connecticut. 

EDUCATION 

1950-BA--University of Michigan.

1957-LLB--University of Michigan Law School

Member D.C. and Connecticut bars