David Sentelle
| David B. Sentelle | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
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Assumed office February 12, 2013 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
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In office February 11, 2008 – February 12, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Douglas H. Ginsburg |
| Succeeded by | Merrick Garland |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
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In office September 11, 1987 – February 12, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Antonin Scalia |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Wilkins |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
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In office October 17, 1985 – October 19, 1987 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Woodrow W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Richard Lesley Voorhees |
| Personal details | |
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David Bryan Sentelle February 12, 1943 Canton, North Carolina |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A.) University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.) |
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.
Born in Canton, North Carolina, the son of a mill worker, Sentelle grew up in Candler, North Carolina, graduating from Enka High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1965. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1968. He was in private practice of law in Asheville, North Carolina from 1968 to 1970. He was an Assistant United States Attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1970 to 1974. He was a Judge on the North Carolina General Courts of Justice in Charlotte from 1974 to 1977. He was a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1977. He was in private practice of law in Charlotte from 1977 to 1985. He was a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1991 to 1992.
Sentelle was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 25, 1985, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Woodrow W. Jones. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 16, 1985, and received commission on October 17, 1985. His service was terminated on October 19, 1987, due to elevation to the District of Columbia Circuit.
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