FREDERICK D. DORSEY. BIOGRAPHICAL and FINANCIAL INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

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1 FREDERICK D. DORSEY BIOGRAPHICAL and FINANCIAL INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 1. NAME: Frederick David Dorsey A. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION 2. POSITION TO WHICH NOMINATED: Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court 3. DATE OF NOMINATION April 10, ADDRESS : Office Office of the People's Counsel th Street, N.W. Suite 900 Washington, D.C (202) Home th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C (202) DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: March 27, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6. MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary Gail Gerebenics 7. NAMES AND AGES OF CHILDREN: Joel David Dorsey (20) and Karen Barbara Dorsey (17)

2 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (cont.) 8. EDUCATION: Central High School Philadelphia, PA Diploma - June 1959 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH B.A. - June 1963 Kent State University Kent, Ohio M.A. - August 1965 Georgetown University Law Center Washington, D.C J.D. - June EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Assistant District Attorney Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office 821 State Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin September April 1974 Attorney-Advisor April September 1976 Assistant General Counsel September November 1978 Acting General Counsel November May 1979 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 1121 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C Adjunct Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C Spring Semester 1978

3 9. EMPLOYMENT RECORD (cont.) Director, Office of Policy Implementation May July 1980 and June February 1982 Director of Systemic Programs & Associate General Counsel for Systemic Litigation -- July June 1981 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2401 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel Office of the Corporation Counsel 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C February January 1984 People's Counsel Office of the People's Counsel th Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, D.C January present 10. GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE: Postal Clerk (Part-time) U.S. Post Office Philadelphia, PA December 1959 and December 1960 Claims Clerk (Summer Job) Philadelphia Bureau of Employment Security Philadelphia, PA June September 1961 Caseworker (Summer Job) Philadelphia Department of Public Welfare Philadelphia, PA June September 1963 and July September 1965 Consultant (Part-time) Portage County Community Action Council Ravenna, OH June July 1965

4 GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE (cont.) Administrative Officer United States Air Force (Active Duty) Barksdale AFB, LA 71110; Minot AFB, ND 58702; and Shemya AFB, AK October March 1969 Administrative Aide (Part-time) D.C. Department of Corrections Washington, D.C August January BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: Residence Hall Counselor Kent State University Kent, OH September June 1965 Limited Partner, Prospect Partners, Ltd. South Laguna, CA April present Member, Board of Directors Model Mugging, Inc. Silver Spring, MD April present (Model Mugging, Inc. is an organization which through education and physical training provides women at risk with an opportunity to increase their safety and self-confidence by developing and sponsoring effective forms of self-defense and empowerment training). 12. MEMBERSHIPS: Member and President for one term Kent Ohio Chapter of the NAACP Kent State University Member, Wisconsin Bar (inactive present) present

5 12. MEMBERSHIPS (cont.) Member, District of Columbia Bar present Member, Washington Bar Association Member, National Bar Association Member, Delta Sigma Tau Legal Fraternity National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates Executive Committee November present Secretary March November 1989 Vice President -- November present 13. POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES: (a) List all offices with a political party which you have held or any public office for which you have been a candidate. None (b) List all memberships and offices held in and services rendered to all political parties or election committees during the last 10 years. None (c) Itemize all political contributions to any individual, campaign organization, political party, political action committee, or similar entity of $50 or more for the past 5 years. None 14. HONORS AND AWARDS: Consumer Lawyer of the Year, D.C. Bar, 1987 Outstanding Performance, EEOC, 1980 & 1981 Sustained Superior Performance, Civil Rights Commission, 1977

6 14. HONORS AND AWARDS (cont.) Special Achievement/ Civil Rights Commission, 1975 & 1976 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow, Staff Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1971 U.S. Air Force Commendation & Oak Leaf Cluster, 1968 & PUBLISHED WRITINGS: Thesis: Relationship of Some Demographic Factors to State Civil Rights Legislation 16. SPEECHES: See attachment A 17. SELECTION: (a) Do you know why you were chosen for this nomination by the President? The District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Commission provided the President with a list of 24 candidates from which to make 8 selections for the position of Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court. Based on the recommendation of the Judicial Nomination Commission, the review and recommendation of the candidates' qualifications by the Counsel to the President, and the President's consideration of the totality of information presented, the President determined that I was one of the eight most qualified candidates for appointment. (b) What do you believe in your background or employment experience affirmatively qualifies you for this particular appointment? My career has included clerical positions, social work, criminal law enforcement, military leadership, administrative management, litigation, legal and social research, civil rights enforcement, teaching, policy development and implementation, decisionmaking, and consumer advocacy. In the course of these experiences, I have been required to successfully confront

7 (b) SELECTION (cont.) conflict, resolve competing social interests, negotiate solutions among competing parties, and make decisions substantially affecting individuals' rights. Frequently, I have been recognized and rewarded for the level of competence with which I performed my duties. The totality of these experiences provides me with the full range of tools and sensitivities, as well as the necessary level of competence, to qualify for this appointment. B. FUTURE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS 1. WILL YOU SEVER ALL CONNECTIONS WITH YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYERS, BUSINESS FIRMS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OR BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IF YOU ARE CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE? I will sever all connections with my present employer (the Office of the People's Counsel) and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (the association related to my current employment). I will seek clarification as to whether my membership on the Board of Directors of Model Mugging, Inc. and/or my Limited Partnership relationship with Prospect Partners, Ltd. pose any potential conflict of interest. While I do not anticipate any such potential conflict, I will sever all connection if such conflict is deemed to exist. I do not intend to sever any of my memberships in the legal associations previously listed in this questionnaire (Wisconsin Bar, Washington Bar Association, National Bar Association, Sigma Delta Tau, or the District of Columbia Bar). 2. DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS, COMMITMENTS OR AGREEMENTS TO PURSUE OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT, WITH OR WITHOUT COMPENSATION, DURING YOUR SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT? No. 3. DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS, COMMITMENTS OR AGREEMENTS AFTER COMPLETING GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO RESUME EMPLOYMENT, AFFILIATION OR PRACTICE WITH YOUR PREVIOUS EMPLOYER, BUSINESS FIRM, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION? No.

8 B. FUTURE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS (cont.) 4. HAS ANYBODY MADE A COMMITMENT TO EMPLOY YOUR SERVICES IN ANY CAPACITY AFTER YOU LEAVE GOVERNMENT SERVICE? No. 5. IF CONFIRMED, DO YOU EXPECT TO SERVE OUT YOUR FULL TERM OR UNTIL THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE? Yes. C. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 1. DESCRIBE ALL FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER CONTINUING DEALINGS WITH BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, CLIENTS OR CUSTOMERS. I have only two financial arrangements with business associates. I am a participant in the D.C. Government sponsored Deferred Compensation Plan operated by The Copeland Companies. This plan is available to all District of Columbia employees, including Superior Court judges. I am also a limited partner in Prospect Partners, Ltd., a previously noted real estate investment in California. In that investment, I contributed $15,000.00, jointly with my wife, in April The arrangement is scheduled to dissolve in INDICATE ANY INVESTMENTS, OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES, OR OTHER RELATIONSHIPS WHICH COULD INVOLVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE POSITION TO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED. I know of no such investments, obligations, liabilities or other relationships. 3. DESCRIBE ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, DEALING OR FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WHICH YOU HAVE HAD DURING THE LAST 10 YEARS, WHETHER FOR YOURSELF, ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT, OR ACTING AS AN AGENT, THAT COULD IN ANY WAY CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE POSITION TO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED. I know of no such relationship, dealing or financial transaction.

9 C. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (cont.) 4. DESCRIBE ANY ACTIVITY DURING THE PAST 10 YEARS IN WHICH YOU HAVE ENGAGED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INFLUENCING THE PASSAGE, DEFEAT OR MODIFICATION OF ANY LEGISLATION OR AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION AND EXECUTION OF LAW OR PUBLIC POLICY, As Director of the Office of Policy Implementation for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, it was my responsibility to develop policy with respect to the interpretation and enforcement of equal employment opportunity law. In that capacity, I developed precedential decisions, regulations and other policy statements for consideration and adoption by the Commission and the Employment section of the U.S. Department of Justice. As People's Counsel for the District of Columbia, I have frequently been asked to provide comments and modifying language for District legislation related to utility matters under my statutory jurisdiction. I have also recommended legislation for consideration by the Council of the District of Columbia with respect to utility regulatory matters. In addition, in my role as a member of the Executive Committee and Vice President of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, I have participated in the development of legislative proposals and strategies designed to influence the legislative actions of the U.S. Congress. 5. EXPLAIN HOW YOU WILL RESOLVE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, INCLUDING ANY THAT MAY BE DISCLOSED BY YOUR RESPONSES TO THE ABOVE ITEMS. (Please provide copies of any trust or other agreements.) I am unaware of any potential conflicts of interest. In the event that an unanticipated conflict should arise, I will scrupulously adhere to the applicable canons of ethics for the judiciary. 6. DO YOU AGREE TO HAVE WRITTEN OPINIONS PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE DESIGNATED AGENCY ETHICS OFFICER OF THE AGENCY TO WHICH YOU ARE NOMINATED AND BY THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS CONCERNING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR ANY LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS TO YOUR SERVING IN THIS POSITION? Yes.

10 D. LEGAL MATTERS 1. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DISCIPLINED OR CITED FOR A BREACH OF ETHICS FOR UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY, OR BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A COMPLAINT TO ANY COURT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUP? NO. 2. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INVESTIGATED, ARRESTED, CHARGED OR HELD BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL LAW, REGULATION OR ORDINANCE, OTHER THAN A MINOR TRAFFIC OFFENSE? I have never been investigated, arrested, or held by any Federal, State, or other law enforcement authority for violation of any Federal, State, county or municipal law, regulation or ordinance, other than minor traffic offenses. I have been charged with three moving violations -- speeding tickets -- a $45.00 ticket in Lanham, MD, between 1969 and 1970; a $77.00 ticket in Delaware County, PA, in November 1982; and a $75.00 ticket in Washington, DC, in October HAVE YOU OR ANY BUSINESS OF WHICH YOU ARE OR WERE AN OFFICER EVER BEEN INVOLVED AS A PARTY IN INTEREST IN ANY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY PROCEEDING OR CIVIL LITIGATION? On April 12, 1977, I was granted an uncontested divorce from my first wife. The case, Frederick D. Dorsey v. Carol Virginia Dorsey (Civil Action No ), was re-opened in 1986 to determine issues of child support. A judgment upholding the status quo was entered in November, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED (INCLUDING PLEAS OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE) OF ANY CRIMINAL VIOLATION OTHER THAN A MINOR TRAFFIC OFFENSE? I have never been convicted (including pleas of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal violation other than minor traffic offenses, except as specifically set forth in a previous question and answer.

11 D. LEGAL MATTERS (cont.) 5. PLEASE ADVISE THE COMMITTEE OF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE, WHICH YOU FEEL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR NOMINATION. I have no additional information to offer in this regard.

12 E. FINANCIAL DATA (Retained in Committee Files)

13 AFFIDAVIT FREDERICK DAVID DORSEY being duly sworn, hereby states that he has read and signed the foregoing Statement on Biographical and Financial Information and that the information provided therein is, to the best of his knowledge, current, accurate, and complete. Subscribed and sworn before me this day of May, 1990 Notary Publ PLC E:CD:.-C; Fch"j.r.-v I