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David Bryan Sentelle

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1985–1987

David Bryan Sentelle , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 87–0 on the nomination on Sep 9, 1987 (). David Bryan Sentelle (born February 12, 1943) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously was a U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina from 1985 to 1987.

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    100th Congress ·
    87–0 · Sep 9, 1987

Education

  • University of North CarolinaB.A., 1965
  • University of North Carolina School of LawJ.D., 1968

Career

Private practice, Asheville, North Carolina, 1968-1970; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1970-1974; Judge, Mecklenburg County [North Carolina] District Court, 1974-1977; Visiting professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1977; Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1977-1985; Visiting professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991-1992; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2008-2013

Biography

David Bryan Sentelle (born February 12, 1943) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously was a U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina from 1985 to 1987.

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