Rodney W. Sippel

Rodney W. Sippel (born July 26, 1956) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Rodney W. Sippel
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Assumed office
January 4, 2016
Preceded byCatherine D. Perry
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Assumed office
November 12, 1997
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byStephen N. Limbaugh Sr.
Personal details
Born (1956-07-26) July 26, 1956
Jefferson City, Missouri
Spouse(s)Mary Manning
EducationUniversity of Tulsa (B.S.)
Washington University School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Sippel was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Tulsa in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1981. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri and practiced law there, except for a period when he was an administrative assistant to United States Representative Richard A. Gephardt from 1993 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

Sippel is a United States District Judge of the United States District Courts for both the Western and Eastern District of Missouri. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 15, 1997, to a seat vacated by Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. He became Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on January 4, 2016.[1] In spite of his joint appointment, Sippel maintains chambers and hears cases only in the Eastern District of Missouri.

References
  1. ""RETIRING JUDGE, NEW JUDGE, NEW CHIEF JUDGES AND NEW RULES: 2016 BRINGS SEVERAL CHANGES TO US DISTRICT COURT IN EASTERN MISSOURI", United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri January 4, 2016" (PDF).

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