Rodney W. Sippel
Rodney W. Sippel | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office January 28, 2023 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office January 4, 2016 – December 16, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine D. Perry |
| Succeeded by | Stephen R. Clark |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office November 12, 1997 – January 28, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1956 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | University of Tulsa (BS) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Rodney William Sippel[1] (born July 26, 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education and career
[edit]Sippel was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Tulsa in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1981. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri and practiced law there, except for a period when he was an administrative assistant to Representative Richard A. Gephardt from 1993 to 1995.
Federal judicial service
[edit]On May 15, 1997, Sippel was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Courts for both the Western and Eastern District of Missouri, to a seat vacated by Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. He assumed senior status on January 28, 2023.[2] He served as chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri from January 4, 2016,[3] to December 16, 2022.[4] In spite of his joint appointment, Sippel maintains chambers and hears cases only in the Eastern District of Missouri.
References
[edit]- ^ 1996 Alumni Directory. Washington University School of Law. 1996. p. 190.
- ^ Rodney W. Sippel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ ""RETIRING JUDGE, NEW JUDGE, NEW CHIEF JUDGES AND NEW RULES: 2016 BRINGS SEVERAL CHANGES TO US DISTRICT COURT IN EASTERN MISSOURI", United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri January 4, 2016" (PDF).
- ^ "Hon. Stephen R. Clark Begins Term As Chief Judge For Eastern District Of Missouri, Succeeding Hon. Rodney W. Sippel" (Press release). United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
Sources
[edit]- Rodney W. Sippel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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- Lawyers from St. Louis
- People from Jefferson City, Missouri
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- University of Tulsa alumni
- Washington University School of Law alumni