Fern Flanagan Saddler (born May 17, 1955)[1] is a former associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
Fern Flanagan Saddler | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office September 12, 2003 – April 22, 2022 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Patricia A. Wynn |
| Succeeded by | Danny Lam Nguyen |
| Magistrate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office February 1991 – September 12, 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1955 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Spouse | Reverend Dr. Paul Harvey Saddler |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Education and career
editSaddler earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College in 1976, and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1979.
After graduating, she worked in private practice as an attorney at Mitchell, Shorter & Gartrell. In 1984, she joined the District of Columbia Office of Bar Counsel as an Assistant Bar Counsel where she investigated complaints of attorney misconduct. In 1988, she joined the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as a Senior Staff Attorney.[1]
D.C. Superior Court
editFrom 1991 to September 2003, Saddler served a Magistrate Judge (formerly known as Hearing Commissioner) of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
On June 11, 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Saddler to be an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[4] Her nomination expired on November 20, 2002, with the end of the 107th United States Congress.[5]
President George W. Bush renominated her on January 7, 2003, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Patricia A. Wynn.[6] On June 18, 2003, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination. On June 26, 2003, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On June 27, 2003, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[7] She was sworn in on September 12, 2003.[1]
On April 30, 2018, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Trump reappoint her to second 15-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[8] She retired on April 22, 2022.[9]
Personal life
editSaddler was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She is married to Reverend Paul Harvey Saddler, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "New D.C. Superior Court Judge To Be Sworn-In Friday | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Nomination". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Legislative Search Results". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "PN42 - Nomination of Fern Flanagan Saddler for The Judiciary, 108th Congress (2003-2004)". www.congress.gov. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Honorable Fern Flanagan Saddler Reappointment Report | cjdt". cjdt.dc.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". jnc.dc.gov. April 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
