John Kern

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John Kern

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University, 1949

Law

Harvard University, 1952

John W. Kern III was a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and took on senior status in 1984.

Education

Kern received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1949 and his J.D. from Harvard University in 1952.

Career

• 1966-1968: Assistant to United States Attorney General Ramsey Clark
• 1965-1966: Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Fred M. Vinson, Jr.
• 1959-1965: Associate, private practice
• 1955-1959: Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia

See also

• District of Columbia Court of Appeals

External links

• The Daily Washington Law Reporter, Judge Biographies: Kern III, John W.
• The Washington Post, "Starr Tried to Limit Leak Probe, Keep It Secret," January 7, 1999