Hon. Tanya M. Jones Bosier has served as a Magistrate Judge on the Superior Court since 2017. Judge Jones Bosier has presided in the Civil, Family Court, Domestic Violence, and Probate Divisions. She also serves on several judicial committees. In 2021, Judge Jones Bosier was selected to serve on national and local initiatives focused on increasing awareness and creating systematic change to ensure equity throughout judicial systems.
Before joining the Superior Court bench, Judge Jones Bosier served as an Assistant General Counsel for the DC Courts, handling complex employee relations matters. She also served as an Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney Advisor, and Section Chief for the DC Office of the Attorney General (OAG). While at OAG, Judge Jones Bosier gained extensive experience in administrative, child abuse and neglect, child support, domestic relations, domestic violence, public benefits, and procurement law and intervention proceedings. Judge Jones Bosier was instrumental in the growth of the Fathering Court Initiative and the formation of the Name Change Calendar, both within the Family Court.
Judge Jones Bosier is committed to service and volunteers in various capacities within the legal and local community. She has received numerous awards, scholarships, and recognitions for her service to the local community. She recently received the 2018 American University Washington College of Law (WCL) Hairston Alumni Award in recognition of her accomplishments in the field of law and commitment to the law school and the 2014-2015 Adjunct Professor of the Year for her dedication and service to law students. Judge Jones Bosier serves as an adjunct professor in the WCL externship program, mentoring young lawyers and law students.
Judge Jones Bosier received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Syracuse University and her Juris Doctor from WCL. After law school, Judge Jones Bosier served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Zoe A. Bush.