U.S. Magistrate Judge John Facciola, who has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 1997, has confirmed that he plans to retire later this year. He is currently serving his third term. Facciola started his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, and was in private practice in Washington, D.C. He joined the U.S. attorney’s office in 1982, where he served as as chief of the Special Proceedings Section from 1989 until he was appointed to the court.
Facciola asked to step down Dec. 1, but said he could stay on board until a replacement is sworn in, reported Zoe Tillman in Legal Times, our sibling publication. Facciola said he thought it was time to step aside for a new generation of magistrates. In an interview with Law Technology News, Facciola elaborated on that theme. “There is a natural evolution” to make way for “new ideas, new people and new perspectives,” he said.
