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Emmet Sullivan's Biography

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Full Name:

Emmet G. Sullivan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1947

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

JD, School of Law, Howard University, 1971

BA, Political Science, Howard University, 1968

No political experience information on file.

Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law

Visiting Faculty Member, Harvard Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop

Adjunct Professor, Howard University School of Law

Former Deputy Presiding Judge/Former Presiding Judge, Probate Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Former Deputy Presiding Judge/Former Presiding Judge, Tax Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1994-2021

Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1992-1994

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, June 15, 1994

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, March 22, 1994

Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1984-1992

Partner, Houston, Sullivan & Gardner, 1980-1984

Attorney, Houston & Gardner, Washington, District of Columbia, 1973-1980

Law Clerk, Honorable James Washington, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1972-1973

Law Clerk, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, District of Columbia, 1971-1972

Director, Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation, present

Member, Washington Bar Association, present

Former Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Council for Court Excellence

Member, Board of Directors, District of Columbia Law Students in Court Program

Member, Board of Directors, Grievances Committee, United States District Court

Member, Board of Directors, Nominating Committee, Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Member, Board of Directors, Voluntary Arbitration Committee, District of Columbia Judicial Conference

Former Delegate, Circuit Judicial Conference

Former Member, Dean Search Committee for the Howard University School of Law

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Former Delegate, District of Columbia Judicial Conference

Former Member, District of Columbia Judicial Conference Voluntary Arbitration Committee

Member, District of Columbia Judicial Disabilities Commission

Chair/Member, District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission

Chair, Rules Committee, Probate Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Chair, Rules Committee, Tax Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Member, Tenure Commission

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