Mary Cheh
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| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 3 |
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Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kathy Patterson |
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| Born | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Douglass College, Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Harvard Law School |
Mary M. Cheh /ˈtʃeɪ/ (born 1950) is a Democratic politician from Washington, D.C. In November 2006, she won a seat on the Council of the District of Columbia representing Ward 3.
Mary Cheh was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The first in her family to graduate from high school, Cheh is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Douglass College and has law degrees from Rutgers School of Law-Newark and Harvard Law School.
Cheh has been a resident of Ward 3 since 1980. She has two daughters, Jane and Nora, who were born and raised in the District, attended Murch Elementary School and Georgetown Day School, and now work as lawyers.
Upon graduation from law school, Cheh served as a law clerk to the Hon. Richard J. Hughes, chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Cheh then joined the Washington office of Fried, Frank, Shriver, Harris & Kempleman as an associate. In 1979, Cheh joined the George Washington University Law School, becoming the Elyce Zenoff Research Professor of Law. There, she has received teaching and service awards and serves as a member and former chair of the George Washington Law Public Interest Committee. Cheh is also a guest lecturer in Constitutional Law at the Concord School of Law.
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