John Ferren
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Tenure
1999 - Present
Years in position
26
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
John Ferren is a judge on senior status on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court by President Jimmy Carter.[1]
Education
Ferren received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.[1]
Career
- 1999-Present: Senior Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- 1997-1999: Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia
- 1977-1997: Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- 1970-1977: Partner, Hogan & Hartson
- 1966-1970: Professor, Harvard Law School
- Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- H. George Pendleton Prize, Society for History in the Federal Government for Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: the Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge
- Annual book prize, Langum Project for Historical Literature for Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: the Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge
- 2004: Hughes-Gossett Prize, Supreme Court Historical Society
- 1999: William J. Brennan, Jr. Award, District of Columbia Bar
- 2000-2001: Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Maryville College in Tennessee[1]
See also
External links
- District of Columbia Courts, Judge John M. Ferren
- DC Bar, Legends in the Law: A Conversation with John M. Ferren
Footnotes
