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Emmet G. Sullivan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status since April 3, 2021.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Nominated
March 22, 1994
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
May 12, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably), June 14, 1994
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
June 15, 1994
Commissioned
June 16, 1994
Senior status
Since April 3, 2021
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Law clerk, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, D.C., 1971-1972
  • Law clerk, Hon. James Washington, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1972-1973
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1974-1984

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