John Garrett Penn
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John Garrett Penn was a United States federal judge
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Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
, Penn attended the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
at Princeton University
. He received an A.B.
from the University of Massachusetts
in 1954. He received an LL.B. from Boston University
in 1957. He was in the United States Army
, JAG Corps from 1958 to 1961. He was a Tax Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice from 1961 to 1970. He was a Trial attorney from 1961 to 1965. He was a Reviewer from 1965 to 1968. He was an Assistant chief from 1968 to 1970. He was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions from 1970 to 1971. He was a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1979.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
, Penn was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
on January 19, 1979, to a seat vacated by Joseph C. Waddy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on March 21, 1979, and received his commission on March 23, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1992-1997. He assumed senior status
on March 31, 1998. Penn served in that capacity until September 9, 2007, due to his death.
He died in Washington, D.C.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
.
Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
, Penn attended the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school has granted undergraduate A.B. degrees since 1930 and graduate degrees since 1948...
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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in 1954. He received an LL.B. from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in 1957. He was in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, JAG Corps from 1958 to 1961. He was a Tax Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice from 1961 to 1970. He was a Trial attorney from 1961 to 1965. He was a Reviewer from 1965 to 1968. He was an Assistant chief from 1968 to 1970. He was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions from 1970 to 1971. He was a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1979.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal district court. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a...
, Penn was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
on January 19, 1979, to a seat vacated by Joseph C. Waddy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on March 21, 1979, and received his commission on March 23, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1992-1997. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on March 31, 1998. Penn served in that capacity until September 9, 2007, due to his death.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....