Lee F. Satterfield

Lee F. Satterfield (born December 17, 1958)[1] is a Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]

Lee Satterfield
Satterfield in 2009
Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
February 1, 2017
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 of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
November 1992  February 1, 2017
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRobert McCance Scott
Succeeded bySean C. Staples
Personal details
Born (1958-12-17) December 17, 1958
Washington D.C., U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maryland (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

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.[4]

D.C. Superior Court

President George H. W. Bush nominated Satterfield on June 19, 1992, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of 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.[5]

In 2008, Satterfield was appointed to a four-year term as chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court.[6] On July 26, 2012, he was reappointed to a second four year term as chief judge.[4] In 2016, he requested to be appointed to a third term but the Judicial Nomination Commission chose Robert E. Morin as chief judge.[7]

Personal life

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

References

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