Emmet G. Sullivan
American judge (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For persons of a similar name, see Emmet Sullivan (disambiguation).
Emmet Gael Sullivan (born June 4, 1947)[2] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[3]
Quick Facts Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ...
Emmet Sullivan | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office April 3, 2021 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office June 16, 1994 – April 3, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Louis F. Oberdorfer |
Succeeded by | Jia M. Cobb |
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
In office 1992–1994 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | James A. Belson |
Succeeded by | Inez Smith Reid |
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
In office 1984–1992 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Position created[1] |
Succeeded by | Brook Hedge |
Personal details | |
Born | Emmet Gael Sullivan (1947-06-04) June 4, 1947 (age 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Howard University (BA, JD) |
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He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Howard University. He worked in private practice for more than a decade at Houston & Gardner, becoming a name partner in 1980. He was appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as an Associate Judge in 1992 by President George H. W. Bush, and to the federal bench in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.[4]