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John R. Fisher

Nonpartisan

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Tenure

2020 - Present

Years in position

5

Prior offices:

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Years in office: 2005 - 2020

Successor:Loren AliKhan (Nonpartisan)

Compensation

Base salary

$262,300

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard College, 1968

Law

Harvard Law School, 1974

John R. Fisher is a judge onsenior status with theDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals. PresidentGeorge 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 hisJ.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

See also

• Washington, D.C.
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• District of Columbia Courts, Court of Appeals Judges

Footnotes

v • e District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judicial selection in Washington, D.C. •Caseloads •Senior justices
Current	Chief Judge: Anna Blackburne-Rigsby  •  Corinne Ann Beckwith  •  Catharine Easterly  •  Roy W. McLeese  •  Joshua Deahl  •  John Howard (District of Columbia)  •  Vijay Shanker  •  Loren AliKhan (District of Columbia)

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