| Sheri Polster Chappell | |
| Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
| Term Start: | May 22, 2013 |
| Appointer: | Barack Obama |
| Predecessor: | Gregory A. Presnell |
| Office1: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
| Term Start1: | 2003 |
| Term End1: | May 22, 2013 |
| Birth Name: | Sheri Jean Polster |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin (BA) |
Sheri Jean Polster Chappell (born May 30, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Chappell was born Sheri Jean Polster on May 30, 1962, in Wisconsin[1] and attended Kiel High School in Kiel, Wisconsin, where she graduated in 1980. Chappell received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison after attending the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire from 1980 to 1982.[2] She received her Juris Doctor in 1987 from Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University. She served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1987 to 2000. She served as a County Court Judge in Lee County from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2013, she served as a United States magistrate judge for the Middle District of Florida.[3]
On June 25, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Chappell to be a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, to the seat vacated by Judge Gregory A. Presnell, who assumed senior status on April 1, 2012.[3] On September 19, 2012, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination, on December 6, 2013, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[4] On January 2, 2013, her nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. She was renominated for the same office on January 3, 2013. On March 7, 2013, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] The Senate confirmed her nomination on May 20, 2013, by a 90–0 vote.[6] She received her commission on May 22, 2013.