John R. Fisher
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Tenure
2020 - Present
Years in position
5
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Years in office: 2005 - 2020
Successor: Loren AliKhan (Nonpartisan)
John R. Fisher is a judge on senior status with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. President George W. Bush (R) appointed Fisher to the court in 2005.[1] Fisher retired from the court on August 22, 2020, and assumed senior status the following day.[1][2]
Education
Fisher received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1968 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1974.[1]
Military service
Fisher enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in South Vietnam.[1]
Career
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- 2020-Present: Senior judge
- 2005-2020: Judge
- 1989-2005: Chief of Appellate Division, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
- 1986-1989: Of Counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease
- 1983-1986: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio
- 1976-1983: Assistant U.S. attorney, United States Attorney's Office[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Harold Sullivan Award, Assistant United States Attorneys Association
- Director's Award for Executive Achievement, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
- John Marshall Award for Outstanding Legal Achievement, Attorney General of the United States
Associations
- Former member, Rules of Professional Conduct
- Former member, D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee
- Former member, Advisory Committee on Procedures, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
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