Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan Explained

Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan
Office:Judge of the United States Customs Court
Term Start:May 28, 1926
Term End:September 30, 1939
Appointer:operation of law
Predecessor:Seat established by 44 Stat. 669
Successor:Thomas Joseph Walker
Office1:President of the Board of General Appraisers
Term Start1:1914
Term End1:1925
Predecessor1:Henderson M. Somerville
Successor1:William Barberie Howell
Office2:Member of the Board of General Appraisers
Term Start2:April 29, 1913
Term End2:May 28, 1926
Appointer2:Woodrow Wilson
Predecessor2:Thaddeus S. Sharretts
Successor2:Seat abolished
Birth Name:Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan
Birth Date:1 January 1859
Birth Place:Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Education:read law

Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan (January 1, 1859 – April 17, 1948) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and a member of the Board of General Appraisers.

Education and career

Born on January 1, 1859, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Sullivan read law and entered private practice in Creston, Iowa from 1882 to 1904. He was city attorney for Creston from 1887 to 1889. He continued private practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1904 to 1913.

Federal Judicial Service

Sullivan was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on April 17, 1913, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Thaddeus S. Sharretts. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1913, and received his commission on April 29, 1913. He served as president from 1914 to 1925. Sullivan was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat (Judge seat from June 17, 1930) authorized by 44 Stat. 669. His service terminated on September 30, 1939, due to his retirement. He was succeeded by Judge Thomas Joseph Walker.

Death

Sullivan died on April 17, 1948.