John W. Sedwick

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John W. Sedwick

John W. Sedwick (born 1946) is an American lawyer and judge. He is currently a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

Sedwick was born in 1946 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He attended Dartmouth College where he received a B.A. in 1968. He then served in the United States Air Force as a Sergeant, 1969-1971. He graduated with a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1972. Later, he went into private practice in Anchorage, Alaska, 1972-1981. He then served as the Director, Division of Land and Water Management, Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska, 1981-82. He returned to private practice, 1982-1992.

Sedwick was nominated by George H.W. Bush on July 2, 1992 as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska to a seat vacated by Andrew J. Kleinfeld. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1992, and received his commission on October 9, 1992. He served as chief judge, 2002-2009. On March 13, 2011, John W. Sedwick assumed senior status and created a vacancy on the court.

Sources

John W. Sedwick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

v t e Chief Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska

Walter Hartman Hodge Raymond Eugene Plummer James Arnold von der Heydt James Martin Fitzgerald Hezekiah Russel Holland James Keith Singleton, Jr. John W. Sedwick Ralph R. Beistline

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Name	Sedwick, John W.
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Short description	American lawyer and judge
Date of birth	1946
Place of birth	Kittanning, Pennsylvania
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