Hon. Eugene R. Sullivan | |
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 Official portrait | |
| Senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office September 30, 2002 | |
| Chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | |
| In office September 30, 1990 – October 1, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Robinson O. Everett |
| Succeeded by | Walter T. Cox III |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | |
| In office May 27, 1986 – September 30, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Albert B. Fletcher Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Erdmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1941 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy Georgetown University |
Eugene Raymond Sullivan is a senior federal judge[1] based in Washington, D.C., nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 1986.[2] President George H. W. Bush appointed him as the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in 1990.[3] When not recalled to active judicial service, Sullivan is a co-founder and senior counsel of the D.C. law firm of Freeh Sporkin and Sullivan LLP. Prior to becoming a federal judge, Sullivan served in the U.S. government in various positions such as a White House lawyer during Watergate and general counsel of the Department of the U.S. Air Force. In addition, Sullivan is a West Point graduate, a Vietnam combat veteran and qualified as a tanker, an U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, a Ranger instructor, and a jumpmaster in the U.S. Army. In 2010, Sullivan was inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame.[4]
A tribute to his service was read into the Congressional Record on June 5, 2002.[5]
- ^ "United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces-Judiciary" (PDF). GovInfo. U.S. Government Publishing Office. October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "Eugene Sullivan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "Eugene Sullivan". C-SPAN. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Ranger Hall of Fame". US Army Ranger Association. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "Judge Eugene Sullivan; Congressional Record Vol. 148, No. 72". Congressional Record. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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