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Emmet G. Sullivan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 1994

Emmet G. Sullivan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Emmet Gael Sullivan (born June 4, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Howard University. He worked in private practice for more than a decade at Houston & Gardner, becoming a name partner in 1980.

Education

  • Howard UniversityB.A., 1968
  • Howard University School of LawJ.D., 1971

Career

Law clerk, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, D.C., 1971-1972; Law clerk, Hon. James Washington, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1972-1973; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1974-1984

Biography

Emmet Gael Sullivan (born June 4, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Howard University. He worked in private practice for more than a decade at Houston & Gardner, becoming a name partner in 1980.

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