John Montague Steadman (born August 8, 1930) is a senior associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court in 1985 and took senior status in 2004.
John M. Steadman | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1985–2004 | |
| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John W. Kern, III |
| Succeeded by | Noël A. Kramer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Montague Steadman August 8, 1930[1] Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Spouse | Alison S. Lunt |
| Alma mater | Yale College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Steadman was born and raised in Honolulu, where he graduated from Punahou School. He graduated from Yale College in 1952, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[2] He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1955 and became an associate at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in San Francisco. In 1963, Steadman moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the Office of Legal Counsel in the United States Department of Justice. His career in government service culminated in two years as General Counsel of the Air Force, after which he entered academia. Steadman taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1970 to 1972 and at Georgetown University Law Center from 1972 to 1985.
In 1985, Steadman was nominated to the D.C. Court of Appeals by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate. He was Reagan's second choice to fill the seat; Reagan's first nominee, Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Andrew L. Frey, was withdrawn due to opposition from conservatives who expressed concern about Frey's stances on gun control and abortion.[3]
References
edit- ^ Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (June 11, 1985). Nominations of John M. Steadman and Richard A. Levie: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of John M. Steadman to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Richard A. Levie to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, June 11, 1985. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 7.
- ^ "Yale Society Resists Peeks Into Its Crypt". November 4, 1988. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Reagan's New Judge Choice". March 24, 1985. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Sources
edit- The Honorable John M. Steadman Senior Judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals at the Wayback Machine (archived May 21, 2012)