Dennis Shedd

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Dennis Shedd (b. 1953) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Education

Shedd graduated from Wofford with his Bachelor's degree in 1975 and later graduated from South Carolina Law with his Juris Doctorate degree in 1978. He received a legal Master's degree from Georgetown Law in 1980.

Professional career

Shedd spent ten years on the staff of U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond from 1978 to 1988. He served as an administrative assistant to the Senator from 1982 to 1984 and served as chief counsel and staff director for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which Senator Thurmond served on during the same period. Shedd was a private practice attorney licensed in the State of South Carolina from 1988 to 1991 and served as an adjunct professor of law at South Carolina Law from 1989 to 1992.

Federal judicial career

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

On the unanimous recommendation of U.S. Senators Strom Thurmond and Lindsey Graham, Shedd was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by Clyde Hamilton as Hamilton retired from Federal judicial service[1].. Shedd was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 19, 2002 on a 55-44-1 vote and received commission on November 26, 2002[2].

District of South Carolina

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, Shedd was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on October 17, 1990 to a seat vacated by Karen Henderson as Henderson was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit[3]. Shedd was confirmed by the Senate on October 27, 1990 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on October 30, 1990. Shedd left the District of South Carolina on December 10, 2002, due to his appointment to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals[4].

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References

  1. ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Judge Shedd, March 20, 2009
  2. ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Judge Shedd, March 20, 2009
  3. ↑ ["FJC.gov" Biography of Karen Henderson, March 20, 2009
  4. ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Judge Shedd, March 20, 2009
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