▁life ▁and ▁career ▁R etch in ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁West ▁Bab yl on , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁West ▁Bab yl on ▁Senior ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁B . A . ▁from ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁J . D . ▁from ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ' s ▁Columb us ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁trial ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Civil ▁Aer onaut ics ▁Board ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁Ant it rust ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁legal ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁Air ports ▁Oper ators ' ▁Council ▁International . ▁ ▁Pro sec utor ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁R etch in ▁was ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁in ▁the ▁drug ▁trial ▁of ▁D . C . ▁Mayor ▁Mar ion ▁Barry . ▁ ▁Judge ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ▁appointed ▁R etch in ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁judge ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to