John M. Steadman
John M. Steadman | |
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John W. Kern, III | |
| Succeeded by | Noël A. Kramer |
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| Born | John Montague Steadman August 8, 1930[1] Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Spouse | Alison S. Lunt |
| Alma mater | Yale College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
John Montague Steadman (born August 8, 1930) is a senior associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court in 1985 and took senior status in 2004.
Steadman was born and raised in
General Counsel of the Air Force, after which he entered academia. Steadman taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1970 to 1972 and at Georgetown University Law Center
from 1972 to 1985.
In 1985, Steadman was nominated to the D.C. Court of Appeals by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate. He was Reagan's second choice to fill the seat; Reagan's first nominee, Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Andrew L. Frey, was withdrawn due to opposition from conservatives who expressed concern about Frey's stances on gun control and abortion.[3]
References
- ^ Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (June 11, 1985). Nominations of John M. Steadman and Richard A. Levie: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of John M. Steadman to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Richard A. Levie to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, June 11, 1985. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 7.
- ^ "Yale Society Resists Peeks Into Its Crypt". November 4, 1988. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Reagan's New Judge Choice". March 24, 1985. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Sources
- The Honorable John M. Steadman Senior Judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals at the Wayback Machine (archived May 21, 2012)
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