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David Sentelle
Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title:   Chief Justice
Position:   Seat #2
Station:   D.C.
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   9/11/1987 - Current
Chief:   2008-Current
Preceded by:   Antonin Scalia
Past post:   Western District of North Carolina
Past term:   1985-1987
Personal History
Born:   1943
Home State:   Canton, NC
Bachelors:   U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill '65
Law School:   U. of North Carolina Law '68

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David Bryan Sentelle is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan.

Early life and education

Born in Canton, North Carolina, Sentelle graduated from University of North Carolina with his Bachelor's degree in 1965 and later from University of North Carolina School of Law with his Juris Doctor, J.D. degree in 1968.[1]

Professional career

Sentelle was a private practice attorney in North Carolina from 1968 to 1970 before becoming the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1970 to 1974 and as a Judge in the North Carolina General Courts of Justice from 1974 to 1977. Sentelle was a visiting Professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in 1977. Sentelle was a private practice attorney in North Carolina from 1977 to 1985. He later went on to serve as a visiting professor at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Law from 1991 to 1992 as an adjunct professor at Florida State University School of Law in 1993 and George Mason School of Law from 2002 until 2009.[1]

Judicial career

Western District of North Carolina

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, Sentelle was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina by President Ronald Reagan on July 25, 1985 to a seat vacated by Woodrow Jones. Sentelle was confirmed by the Senate on October 16, 1985 and received commission on October 17, 1985.[1]

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Sentelle was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on February 2, 1987 to a seat vacated by Antonin Scalia, as Scalia was appointed Associate Justice of the United States, Supreme Court of the United States. Sentelle was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 9, 1987 on a Senate vote and received commission on September 11, 1987.[2] Sentelle has served as the Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit since 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge David Sentelle Federal Judicial Center Biography
  2. ↑ "THOMAS" Judge David Sentelle USCA, DC Cir. confirmation:PN98-100
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Woodrow Jones 		Western District of North Carolina
1985–1987
Seat #2 		Succeeded by:
Richard Voorhees
Preceded by:
Antonin Scalia 		Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
1987–Current 		Succeeded by:
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