Lee F. Satterfield Explained

Lee Satterfield
Office:	Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Term Start:	February 1, 2017
Office1:	Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Term Start1:	September 2008
Term End1:	October 1, 2016
Predecessor1:	Rufus G. King III
Successor1:	Robert E. Morin
Office2:	Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
President2:	George H. W. Bush
Term Start2:	November 1992
Term End2:	February 1, 2017
Predecessor2:	Robert McCance Scott
Successor2:	Sean C. Staples
Birth Date:	17 December 1958
Birth Place:	Washington D.C., U.S.
Education:	University of Maryland (BA) George Washington University (JD)

Lee F. Satterfield (born December 17, 1958)^[1] is a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.^{[2] [3]}

Education and career

Satterfield earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Maryland in 1980 and his Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1983.

After graduating, he served as a law clerk for D.C. Superior Court judge Paul R. Webber, III.

Since 1991, Satterfield taught Criminal Trial Practice and Advanced Criminal Procedure at the Catholic University Columbus School of Law as an adjunct professor for over twenty years.^[4]

D.C. Superior Court

President George H. W. Bush nominated Satterfield on June 19, 1992, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Robert McCance Scott. On September 30, 1992, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On October 2, 1992, the committee reported his nomination favorably to the Senate floor. On October 8, 1992, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.^[5]

In 2008, Satterfield was appointed to a four-year term as chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court.^[6] On July 26, 2012, he was reappointed to a second four-year term as chief judge. In 2016, he requested to be appointed to a third term but the Judicial Nomination Commission chose Robert E. Morin as chief judge.^[7]

Personal life

Satterfield has been a lifelong resident of Washington D.C.

Notes and References

1. Book: States . United . Nominations for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Brook Hedge, to be an Associate Judge ... and Lee F. Satterfield, to be an Associate Judge ... September 30, 1992 . Affairs . United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental . September 20, 1992 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-040135-0 . 21 . en.
2. Web site: District of Columbia Superior Court Judges. www.dccourts.gov. January 6, 2020.
3. Web site: Honorable Lee F. Satterfield . www.dccourts.gov. en. January 6, 2020.
4. Web site: Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield reappointed to a second term District of Columbia Courts. www.dccourts.gov. 2020-01-06.
5. Web site: PN1242 - Nomination of Lee F. Satterfield for Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 102nd Congress (1991-1992). 1992-10-08. www.congress.gov. 2020-01-06.
6. Web site: D.C. Native Lee F. Satterfield to be Sworn in as Chief Judge of D.C. Superior Court District of Columbia Courts. www.dccourts.gov. 2020-01-06.
7. Web site: Chief Judge Lee Satterfield To Retire. Bisnow. en. 2020-01-06.