John Penn

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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Title:   Former Judge
Station:   D.C.
Service:
Appointed by:   Jimmy Carter
Active:   3/23/1979 - 3/31/1998
Chief:   1992-1997
Senior:   3/31/1998-9/9/2007
Preceded by:   Joseph Waddy
Succeeded by:   Ellen Huvelle
Past post:   Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Past term:   1971-1979
Personal History
Born:   1932
Deceased:   9/9/2007
Bachelors:   U. of Massachusetts 1954
Law School:   Boston U. Law 1957
Grad. School:   Princeton
Military service:   U.S. Army 1958-1961

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John Garrett Penn (1932-2007) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Penn was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on January 19, 1979, to a seat vacated by Joseph Waddy; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 1979, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1992-1997. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1998, and served in that capacity until his death on September 9, 2007.[1]

Education

  • Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
  • University of Massachusetts, A.B., 1954
  • Boston University, LL.B., 1957[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1958-1961
  • Tax Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1970
  • Trial attorney, 1961-1965
  • Reviewer, 1965-1968
  • Assistant chief, 1968-1970
  • Judge, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, 1970-1971
  • Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1971-1979[1]

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