Lee F. Satterfield

Lee F. Satterfield is a former chief judge and a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1][2]

Lee Satterfield
Senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
February 1, 2017
6th Chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
September 2008 – October 1, 2016
Preceded byRufus G. King III
Succeeded byRobert E. Morin
Associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
November 1992 – February 1, 2017
PresidentGeorge Bush
Preceded byRobert McCance Scott
Personal details
BornWashington D.C.
EducationUniversity of Maryland (B.A.)
George Washington University Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Satterfield earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Maryland in 1980 and his Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1983.

After graduating, he served as a law clerk for D.C. Superior Court judge Paul R. Webber, III.

Since 1991, Satterfield taught Criminal Trial Practice and Advanced Criminal Procedure at the Catholic University Columbus School of Law as an adjunct professor for over twenty years.[3]

D.C. Superior Court

President George Bush nominated Satterfield on June 19, 1992, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Robert McCance Scott. On September 30, 1992, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On October 2, 1992, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On October 8, 1992, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[4]

In 2008, Satterfield was appointed to a four year term as chief judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[5] On July 26, 2012, he was reappointed to a second four year term as chief judge.[3] In 2016, he requested to be appointed to a third term but the Judicial Nomination Commission chose Robert E. Morin as chief judge.[6]

Personal life

Satterfield has been a lifelong resident of Washington D.C.

References
  1. "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. "Honorable Lee F. Satterfield". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. "Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield reappointed to a second term | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  4. "PN1242 - Nomination of Lee F. Satterfield for Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 102nd Congress (1991-1992)". www.congress.gov. 1992-10-08. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. "D.C. Native Lee F. Satterfield to be Sworn in as Chief Judge of D.C. Superior Court | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  6. "Chief Judge Lee Satterfield To Retire". Bisnow. Retrieved 2020-01-06.


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