Nancy Mayer-Whittington
Oral History Text & Documentation
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- Complete Oral History Package (1,689 KB)
- Table of Contents
- Agreement: Nancy Mayer-Whittington
- Agreement: Ellen Woodbury, Esq.
- First Interview: June 24, 2009
- Second Interview: February 10, 2011
- Third Interview: February 18, 2011
- Fourth Interview: March 3, 2011
- Fifth Interview: September 13, 2011
- Sixth Interview: September 27, 2011
- Seventh Interview: October 4, 2011
- Eighth Interview: March 12, 2012
- Ninth Interview: April 12, 2012
- Tenth Interview: May 17, 2012
- Index
- Table of Cases
- Biographical Sketch: Nancy Mayer-Whittington
- Biographical Sketch: Ellen Woodbury, Esq.
BIOGRAPHY – 2009
Nancy Mayer-Whittington received her B.A. in History from the University of Maryland and M.A. in Public Administration for George Washington University.
Nancy began her career with the District Court for the District of Columbia on September 12, 1977 as an assistant in the Jury Office; her first promotion was as supervisor of that office in September 1978. Nancy became the Supervisor of Administrative Services in June 1982, and was named the Assistant Clerk for Administrative Services January, 1984. In September, 1985, Nancy was selected as the Chief Deputy.
In 1991, Nancy was appointed as Clerk of Court, becoming the first woman to hold that position. In addition, she served as the Clerk of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia. She retired in November, 2009.
Nancy is co-founder and President of Isaiah’s Promise, Inc., a non-profit network of direct service and support for parents continuing their pregnancy after a severe or fatal prenatal diagnosis. She also authored the book For the Love of Angela.
She is an active volunteer, especially with her church, the Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, and the Academy of the Holy Cross. She is the mother of five daughters and the grandmother of three.
Courtesy of the Mayer-Whittington Family
- Clerk’s Office Annual Performance Awards Ceremony, late 1990’s. Angela Caeser (who became Clerk of the Court in 2009 following Nancy’s retirement), Nancy Mayer-Whittington, Maureen Higgins
- Ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the civil and criminal case intake area. Chief Judge Penn and Nancy Mayer-Whittington. Late 1990’s
- CSA/Marshal’s Appreciation Day, September 11, 2003
- Joint Performance Awards Ceremony for the District and Bankruptcy Courts 2007. Chief Judge Hogan, Nancy Mayer-Whittington, Denise Curtis, (Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court), Judge Lamberth