Sarah L. Wilson
Sarah L. Wilson | |
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 Wilson in 1994 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| In office January 19, 2001 – November 22, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Loren A. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ellen Coster Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Williams College (B.A.) Yale University (M.Phil) Columbia Law School (J.D.) |
Sarah L. Wilson (born October 2, 1959, in New York City) is a former judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
She received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1981, from Williams College in Massachusetts, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[1] She received a Master of Philosophy in American Studies from Yale University in 1986, and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1990. She was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and member of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review.[1]
From 1990 to 1991, she served as law clerk to Judge
On January 19, 2001, President Bill Clinton gave Wilson a recess appointment to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Wilson entered duty on January 22, 2001,[1] but was not confirmed by the United States Senate, and her nomination to the position was not resubmitted by Clinton's successor, George W. Bush. She was succeeded by Mary Ellen Coster Williams.
Wilson is the daughter of New York lawyer and politician Jerome L. Wilson. She is married to Louis Lappin, with whom she has two daughters, Kate and Elizabeth Lappin.[1]
References
External links
- Sarah L. Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.